A Third Ombudsman's Report - Cyngor Gwynedd Council SS.
The 14th November, Cyngor Gwynedd Care Scrutiny meeting was full of surprises - for many reasons. Warnings, by the Committee Chair, that a live issue was ongoing appeared to be ignored in senior officer's attempts to negate criticism and 'spin' their version of events. Anoma lies were noted in their narrative to Councillors. The statement from Dafydd Paul informing the committee that the Ombudsman had ordered the Council to act regardless of the family's wishes was of particular concern. (I am taking this comment from the english translation) The english feed is now working for the meeting of the 14th November and can be found here - https://gwynedd.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/454056 Whilst Councillors and the public await a more detailed explanation for the behaviour of senior managers within the Children's Department and their Complaints team it must not be forgotten that yet another Ombudsman's Report should have been presented for scrutiny at the meeting. Dafydd Meurig, the Cabinet Member for Adults, did not present the highly critical Ombudsman's Report dated the 4, July,2018 into the department he has responsibility for. In point 69 of that report the Ombudsman for Wales writes -
"69. - In my view, these failings not only caused Mr A a significant injustice but also impacted upon Article 8 of his Human Rights.
However, I have decided that the finding I have made of maladministration is so clear and so serious that to consider the human rights issues further would add little value to my analysis or to the outcome.I have therefore decided to say no more about that."
A recent FOI request into this case was responded to by the Ombudsman for Wales in the 'public interest'. And..? Something is very wrong with Gwynedd Council.
