The Standards Committee of cyngor Gwynedd met on the 2nd, November, 2026. The Annual Report of the Ombudsman for Wales, Michelle Morris, was presented.Complaints against health boards have increased by 42% in the last year. Complaints against local authorities by 25% and housing associations by 27%. Morris writes 'Looking beyond our office, many people still find it hard to complain to public service providers and there remain areas of public services in Wales where access to

Neil Foden, the paedophile head teacher, jailed for sexual assaults against children in Gwynedd, was an abusive bully and seemingly immune from censure by those who should have stopped him. From senior police officers and councillors who sat on the board of school governors, MP's and Assembly Members, Local Authority officers and their legal team, councillors of the Education/Economy scrutiny committee, the Education Workforce Council et al... Parents raised complaints... Loc

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

Cyngor Gwynedd held a meeting of the Cabinet on Tuesday, 15th September, 2026 at 1.00 pm. The agenda pack for the meeting can be found here - https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//documents/g5769/Public%20reports%20pack%2015th-Sep-2026%2013.00%20The%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10 Members confirmed the closure of Ysgol Nebo and Ysgol Baladeulyn despite objections from the public, local councillors and even cabinet members themselves. But when it came to the vote, the cabinet voted unani

Cyngor Gwynedd have finally published their – Scrutiny Investigation Report into Safeguarding Arrangements in Schools https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/documents/s50904/Safeguarding%20Arrangements%20in%20Schools%20Scrutiny%20Investigation%20Report-.pdf A reminder that this investigation was initiated by the Education and Economy Scrutiny committee in early 2025, yet makes no mention of the committee’s own failings and missed opportunities to stop Neil Foden. Wasn’t Dewi J

Cyngor Gwynedd's director of SS has published his Annual Report. Huw Dylan Owen uses a generic template and names it the Social Services Annual Report. Mention of audits and reviews of the department can be found under the section 'Further Information' at the end of the report - but no links to Care Inspectorate Wales reports are included. It is to be presented to the full Council meeting to be held on the 2nd July, 2026 - https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//documents/s

Cyngor Gwynedd Care Scrutiny committee met on the 4th June, 2026. Tick box exercise... The meeting was more to vote through department's performance reports rather than proper scrutiny and many councillors did not bother to turn up for the meeting. The Strategic Safeguarding Panel Yearly Report 2025/26 was presented by Dewi Jones, cabinet member for Education and now chair of the panel. It is of concern that this panel could be used to avoid scrutiny by councillors and the pu

Cabinet members of cyngor Gwynedd council have made the decision to close two more local schools in the county. 'With a heavy heart... 'Ysgol Nebo and Ysgol Baladeulyn (Nantlle) will close at the end of the year... The cabinet meeting was held on the 19th May, 2026 and the webcast of the meeting can be found here - https://gwynedd.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/1091820 Cabinet members also voted to allocate more money for Commissioning Investigations re the Nei

Paul Rowlinson, Gwynedd's cabinet member for Housing, spoke in favour of social housing at a full council meeting held on the 14th May, 2026. Rowlinson was answering a question from councillor, Rhys Tudur, who sits on the planning committee which has opposed social housing applications. The planning committee is also responsible for decisions that have been lost on appeal costing the public purse thousands of pounds. Gwynedd has a housing crisis with 4,107 individuals current