The constitution, councillors' conduct, audit, performance and complaints.
What councils do
How the council itself is run: its constitution, staff, buildings, IT, complaints, and how councillors behave.
Who decides
The full Council agrees the constitution. A standards committee deals with councillors' conduct; the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales investigates complaints.
Having a say
Complain to the council first; if you're not satisfied, you can go to the Ombudsman. Council meetings are public, and many are broadcast.
In numbers
Welsh councils plan to spend £67 per person on this in 2026-27.
It ranges from -£4 in Monmouthshire to £167 in Blaenau Gwent.
Council tax collected: 95% across Wales (2025-26).
Business rates collected: 96% across Wales (2025-26).
Resolved that the draft City & County of Swansea Pension Fund Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2025/26 (subject to audit) outlined at Appendix A to the report be approved.
Resolved that:
1) The Council’s performance in delivering its well-being objectives during Quarter 1 of 2026/27 be noted.
2) The use of this performance information be endorsed to inform executive decisions on resource allocation and, where appropriate, to support corrective actions aimed at managing and improving performance and efficiency in delivering national and local priorities.