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.

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

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

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