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Another Annus Horribilis - Gwynedd Council.
2025 was yet another Annus Horribilis for cyngor Gwynedd... Jan Pickles had began her extended CPR whilst the children's SS was avoiding proper scrutiny of this complaint - Sshh... Two complaints about the education department were also not properly scrutinised. The cabinet member did not offer an explanation to the complaint about the assessment and skipped the meeting where the lack of response to a safeguarding concern was presented. School absences remained high wit
Gwynedd Council - Nepotism, Cronyism And Bullying..?
Councillor Beca Brown presented a notice of motion re Neil Foden to a full council meeting of cyngor Gwynedd on the 4th December, 2025. The motion can be found in the agenda pack for the meeting - https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//mgChooseDocPack.aspx?ID=5505 There were also 6 questions put to the council by elected members. One raised by Councillor John Pughe Roberts asked - The rest of the leader's response along with the other question and answers can be found here
A Small Group Home Or A Foster Home..? Gwynedd Council...
Cyngor Gwynedd cancelled the Care Scrutiny committee that was to be held on the 20th November. The agenda pack for the meeting can be found here - https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//documents/g5651/Public%20reports%20pack%2020th-Nov-2025%2010.30%20Care%20Scrutiny%20Committee.pdf?T=10 A Task and Finish group is being setup to examine social services complaints. Has there been an investigation? Elliw Haf Hughes, is named as the Assistant Head of Safeguarding and Quality (no
Deny Delay Deflect - Gwynedd Council...
Sally Holland, former children's commissioner, spoke at the full cabinet meeting of cyngor Gwynedd held on the 11th November, 2025. As the chair of the council's response board, set up after the abuse of children by Neil Foden, Holland presented the - QUARTERLY REPORT TO CABINET: RESPONSE PLAN PROGRAMME BOARDwhich can be found here - https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=46340 The webcast of the cabinet meeting can be viewed here - https://gwynedd.p
Gwynedd Council - Now Publish The Woods Report...
The Extended Child Practice Review, by Jan Pickles, into Neil Foden and his abuse of children in Gwynedd has finally been published. An 'extended' CPR is undertaken when children were receiving care from the council at the time of the abuse. This care will presumably involve social workers of the children's SS, the 16+ team, the fostering team and perhaps youth justice - and no-one noticed...? "We're employed to do a job, and that job is keeping children safe. In this case, Y
FOI's Motivated Intruder - Gwynedd Council...
Cyngor Gwynedd Education and Economy Scrutiny committee investigation report into safeguarding in schools has been delayed after they forgot to include the voices of the children... The Woods report has been sat on since March... Cyngor Gwynedd also appear to be shutting down FOI requests in relation to Neil Foden. This request was submitted in May, 2024 - The council responded with - You should therefore receive the information you have requested, subject to the applicatio
Gwynedd Council Buying Houses For Whom..?
A few years ago, Cyngor Gwynedd council sold off all their housing stock. Now they are buying properties back on the open market under 'Buy To Let' So which senior officers are allowed to purchase property and for what purpose? The Review of the Delegation Scheme, authored by Iwan Evans, Gwynedd's monitoring officer can be found in the agenda pack for the Council meeting held on the 2nd October, 2025 here - https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//documents/g5504/Public%20rep
Where Are The Voices Of The Children? Neil Foden Cyngor Gwynedd...
It is not usual for a CEO of a county council to deny involvement in the delay of a report - Council boss denies it was behind Foden...
‘Our Bravery Brought Justice’ Review Delayed Yet Again - Gwynedd Council Neil Foden.
The Gwynedd Child Practice Review into paedophile headteacher Neil Foden, first due in early Spring, then late Spring, then September has...
Private Landlords In Gwynedd.
The photo below was taken during the fitting of an electrical consumer unit by a landlord into his rented property in Gwynedd. The...
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