Local Democracy Campaigner fighting for the Senior Officers of Merthyr Council to be made accountable for their wrongdoings.
This letter of apology was issued by Gareth Chapman, CEO, to Chris Jones, Senior HR Officer, at Merthyr Council, in April 2014. The apology letter was issued following a period of 18 months of suspension from work from July 2012 to January 2014. This is the unbelievable bit Not one person was ever made accountable … Continue reading I still can’t believe it? CAN YOU?
Some extracts from the report: “We’re employed to do a job, and that job is keeping children safe. In this case, Ysgol Friars failed, the Education Department failed, Children’s Services failed,and the local authority failed.” My comment At Ynysowen Primary School, the Chair of Governors failed, the Social Services Department failed, the Education Department failed, … Continue reading Gwynedd Council – Now Publish The Woods Report…Will something similar happen at Merthyr Council?
Hannah Brown should Review the AI analysis of this report. Hyperlink to AI Analysis https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_dce42356-6d96-4ef1-9238-6980909bf08f The Analysis Below is an analysis of the provided text, which is a summary and commentary on the Wales Audit Office (WAO) report concerning whistleblowing and safeguarding arrangements at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, with specific reference to events in … Continue reading AI REVIEW OF THE AUDIT WALES REPORT ON THE REVIEW OF WHISTLEBLOWING ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO SAFEGUARDING AT MERTHYR COUNCIL PUBLISHED IN AUGUST 2019.
TEXT VERSION - WAO REPORT OF THE REVIEW OF WHISTLEBLOWING ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO SAFEGUARDING AT MERTHYR COUNCIL I have created this post to enable Hannah Brown to ensure that this report finally gets considered and discussed by a committee of the Council.Geoff Jones Summary of Auditors' Findings • Weaknesses in aspects of record-keeping undermined the … Continue reading For the very special attention of Hannah Brown, Head of People Services & Transformation, at Merthyr Council
https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/08/07/roguesgallery/ AI Analysis https://x.com/i/grok/share/caMueLess0DMbKYqbSw1WwxOK Rogues’ Gallery Original post Rogues’ Gallery
I read an article today with some interesting terminology about how local council officers that fail in their safeguarding duties should be brought to account A Coroner has ordered a council to consider disciplining social workers after a series of "missed opportunities" culminated in a gruesome discovery. The Coroner said: Unless and until somebody actually … Continue reading Safeguarding failures and flames at their feet
It would appear that the Councillors and Officers need to attend safeguarding of children training workshops. I say this because the Council has a history of failing to follow proper procedures involving the safeguarding of children. One only needs to look at some of my posts on this blog website for evidence of such failings. … Continue reading Merthyr Council Councillors and Officers have a responsibility to safeguard children.
This post was first published in August 2023. The Audit Wales Report still remains suppressed. Gareth Chapman This is an article from Walesonline from July 2019. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/merthyr-tydfil-council-chief-executive-16607980?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target Mr Chapman and the letter of apology Mr Chapman was the CEO at the time of the suspension of a Senior HR Officer from July 2012 to January … Continue reading Why did Gareth Chapman really take early retirement as Chief Executive Officer of Merthyr Council in July 2019
If the minutes of any meeting are not available for publishing the Council MUST publish, not later than 7 working days after the meeting, an electronic short note of the meeting. Merthyr Council does not do this! Councillors must ask the Senior Officers why not. Hyperlink to Blog post https://merthyrcouncilcoverupbloghome.wordpress.com/2024/10/02/if-the-minutes-of-any-meeting-are-not-available-for-publishing-the-council-must-publish-not-later-than-7-working-days-after-the-meeting-an-electronic-short-note-of-the-meeting-merthyr-council-does/?preview=true https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2024/11/09/the-farce-continued-at-the-meeting-of-the-full-council-held-on-wednesday-6th-november-2024/?page_id=26356 Hyperlink to Blog Post
Merthyr Council Cover-up 