Does cyngor Gwynedd's response to FOI requests show a lack of knowledge of law? Browsing through FOI's received via the Whatdotheyknow website it appears so... https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/gwynedd_council   First on the list at this time is a FOI from a requestor who gives an initial and surname. Elain Roberts (ar ran Tîm Rhyddid Gwybodaeth // on behlaf (sic) of the Freedom of Information team) responds with - Requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) must i

In April, 2019, after a whistleblower raised concerns re Neil Foden, the head of children and families SS sent an email to Gwynedd's LADO requesting a meeting -' Mater Diogelu Brys- Cyfrinachol’ (Urgent Safeguarding matter – Confidential)  But with a senior officer of cyngor Gwynedd's legal team present, the safeguarding meeting became one of a 'professional issue' only. Who made the decision to ignore the safety of children - and why? Is the answer to be found in the Canolfa

Neil Foden, the paedophile headteacher, who was in charge of Ysgol Friars, Bangor and Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in Penygroes was arrested in September, 2023 and jailed in 2024.   Many people in Gwynedd, including some councillors are of the belief that Foden was a one off. Abuse of children, especially of those in care in north Wales has been going on for decades. The North Wales Child Abuse scandal... Where children were abused in 'care' homes across Gwynedd, Clywd and Wrexham.

The full council of cyngor Gwynedd met on the 5th March, 2026.  The agenda pack for the meeting can be found here -  https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//documents/g5675/Public%20reports%20pack%2005th-Mar-2026%2013.30%20The%20Council.pdf?T=10 Council tax increase... The Plaid Cymru council passed - A budget of £379,701,110 should be set for 2026/27, to be funded by £264,009,390 of Government Grant and £115,691,720 of Council Tax income (which is an increase of 4.75% baseline

Re the cyngor Gwynedd council planning committee, held on the 2nd March, 2026... There had been much interest in the planning application for 15 homes to be built on land adjacent to Llys yr Eifl, in Llanaelhaearn. Only Welsh speakers should live on new housing estate, local council says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy87gk8we8o The agenda pack containing the planning applications can be found here -  https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//documents/g5481/Public%20repor

Cyngor Gwynedd council are advertising for a new head of the children's SS department. The job is paying £84,480 - £93,163 a year, which is a lot less than the £104,15, the former head, Marian Parry Hughes was 'earning' last year. The highest-paid council employees in Gwynedd and Anglesey https://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/25065053.highest-paid-council-employees-gwynedd-anglesey/ Hughes failed to act when concerns were raised against Neil Foden in 2019.  The former he

In 2017, Ysgol Friars underwent an inspection by Estyn -  https://estyn.gov.wales/system/files/2020-08/Ysgol%2520Friars.pdf In June, 2023, Estyn undertook an inspection of education services in cyngor Gwynedd - https://www.estyn.gov.wales/system/files/?file=2023-09/Inspection%20report%20Cyngor%20Gwynedd%202023_0.pdf   It's not my fault...   But cyngor Gwynedd did not have an effective digital strategy at this time.  Geraint Owen, the former corporate director, was responsibl

Surrey County Council has been accused of carrying out "illegal" and "immoral" care assessments of vulnerable adults, and excluding their families, in a bid to save money by reducing their support. Learning disabled adults face 'dangerous' cuts to care after 'illegal assessments', claim families. https://www.itv.com/news/2026-02-12/learning-disabled-adults-face-care-cuts-after-unsafe-assessments-say-families In response, Sinead Mooney, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member f

Five years ago, Audit Wales flagged the culture within cyngor Gwynedd as 'destructive'.   https://www.wao.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/ffordd_gwynedd.pdf At the recent extraordinary meeting of the full council, councillors Nia Jeffreys and Olaf Cai Larsen spoke of staff feeling safe to challenge.  Irony indeed - speaking to a full council meeting where councillors had been 'advised' not to challenge... The webcast of the meeting can be found here -  https://gwynedd