Agenda and decisions

Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 2nd July, 2025 2.00 pm

Venue: Multi-Location Meeting - Council Chamber, Port Talbot & Microsoft Teams. View directions

Contact: Tom Rees Email: t.rees1@npt.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Chair's Announcements Decision: The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. The Chair confirmed that Democratic Services have received apologies from: Cllr V. Holland Cllr M. Bowen Cllr R. Sparks
2.	Declarations of Interest Decision: Jon Burnes declared an interest in Item 4 Future Role of the Programme / Portfolio Management Office. As he is a member of staff of the Portfolio Management Office.
3.	Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 260 KB To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 13/01/25 and 18/03/25 as an accurate record of the proceedings. Additional documents: Minutes Public Pack, 18/03/2025 Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee , item 3. PDF 234 KB Decision: The minutes were approved.
4.	Future Role of the Programme / Portfolio Management Office PDF 421 KB Additional documents: PoMO Report to CJC.SBCD July 2025 - FINAL DRAFT 230625 , item 4. PDF 977 KB Decision: Following Scrutiny the recommendations were supported.
5.	Internal Audit Report PDF 410 KB Additional documents: 4a - Swansea Bay City Deal Final Internal Audit Report , item 5. PDF 318 KB Decision: Following Scrutiny the report was noted.
6.	Audit Wales - Audit Enquiries Letter PDF 336 KB Additional documents: 5a - Audit Enquiries Letter 2024-25 (Swansea Bay City Deal) , item 6. PDF 360 KB Decision: Following Scrutiny the report was noted.
7.	SBCD Portfolio Business Case PDF 739 KB Additional documents: 6a - SBCD Portfolio Business Case v6.2 JC Submitted DRAFT , item 7. PDF 3 MB Decision: Following Scrutiny the report was noted.
8.	Joint Committee Interim Budget 2025/26 PDF 806 KB Decision: Following Scrutiny the report was noted.
9.	Q4 2024/25 Financial Monitoring PDF 942 KB Decision: Following Scrutiny the report was noted.
10.	Q4 2024/25 Portfolio Monitoring PDF 694 KB Additional documents: 9a - SBCD Portfolio Dashboard final , item 10. PDF 422 KB 9b - SBCD Portfolio Monitoring Q4 2024-25 , item 10. PDF 2 MB Copy of 9c - Gateway 0 Action Plan v1.5 (002) , item 10. PDF 163 KB 9d - Internal Audit Action Plan January 2025 v13 , item 10. PDF 532 KB Copy of 9e - Audit Wales Action Plan v1.3 2024 (002) , item 10. PDF 214 KB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 10. Decision: Following Scrutiny the report was noted.
11.	Forward Work Programme 2025/26 PDF 240 KB Additional documents: 10a - Joint Committee Forward Work Plan , item 11. PDF 452 KB Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee Forward Work Programme 25-26 , item 11. PDF 135 KB Decision: The forward work Programme was noted.
12.	Urgent Items Any urgent items at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Section 100BA(6)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). Decision: There were none.