Concerns with the 'briefing note', circulated to members of cyngor Gwynedd's Governance and Audit committee by the monitoring officer, were raised at the Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee held on Thursday, 8th October 2026. An objection, by councillor Richard Glyn Roberts, was raised at the G&A meeting to the propriety of this note but technical reasons meant Iwan Evans explanation could not be heard. The meeting of 29th September was paused and eventually deferred unt

Cyngor Gwynedd held a full council meeting on Thursday, 24th September 2026. Questions were asked by councillors, that included concerns of drones at Llanbedr airfield. The questions are asked in advance, vetted by the monitoring officer, then a written reply by the relevant member of the Plaid controlled cabinet is included in the agenda for the meeting. Is it all scripted..? The questions are then asked at the meeting and cabinet members recite the prepared answers.A supple

To attend a public meeting of Gwynedd council or one of its committees, you are first met with a locked door to the building where the meetings take place. A sign instructs visitors to sign in at another building across the road 100 metres away.There you are informed that if attending a meeting you do not have to sign in... Returning to the venue - a public building - you then have to wait for someone to open the door for you to gain access. This can take some time and means

A report entitled 'Article 4 Direction', authored by Gareth Jones - Assistant Head of Environment Department and Iwan Evans - Head of Legal Services, is to be presented to the Communities Scrutiny Committee on the 11th June, 2026. It is a very informative document, revealing a lack of candour not only on the part of cyngor Gwynedd but also it would appear on the part of Welsh government. The document can be found in the agenda pack for the meeting here - https://democracy.

An extraordinary meeting of cyngor Gwynedd's full council was held on the 5th February, 2026. Gwynedd councillors were shut down even before the meeting began when the monitoring officer, Iwan Evans, messaged them to 'advise' what could and could not be asked. Was Evans protecting the legal officer who advised senior officers in 2019? From the Jan Pickles review - LA1 Head C&FS requested a meeting on a ‘Mater Diogelu Brys- Cyfrinachol’ (UrgentSafeguarding matter - Confidenti

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

Cyngor Gwynedd council held a Cabinet meeting on the 17/12/24. The webcast can be found here - https://gwynedd.public-i.tv/core/portal/we...

Cyngor Gwynedd council held a Special Meeting of its Standards Committee on Wednesday, 10th January, 2024. The agenda pack can be found...