Draft minutes of the meeting of the Full Council held on Wednesday 3rd December, 2025
Category: Council Meetings
If you were the Monitoring Officer of a local authority, this is one example of how you would misinform and mislead your Councillors and their electorate.
Screenshots of clarification The post-meeting clarification The statement on this post-meeting clarification added to the Agenda for the Full Council Meeting held on 12th November 2025 is a blatant effort by the Council’s Democratic Services Department, led by the Monitoring Officer, to misinform the Councillors and the electorate of Merthyr Council, regarding the suppression of … Continue reading If you were the Monitoring Officer of a local authority, this is one example of how you would misinform and mislead your Councillors and their electorate.
Draft Minutes for the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025. THE COUNCIL DOES NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO HAVE ACTION LOGS FOR CABINET MEETINGS
Hyperlink to Agenda and Papers https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=6570 Draft Minutes Comment Action Logs The Cabinet and the Full Council are the only council committees that do not consider action logs of outstanding matters of business from one meeting to another. The purpose of an action log is to keep a record of items discussed at meetings that … Continue reading Draft Minutes for the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025. THE COUNCIL DOES NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO HAVE ACTION LOGS FOR CABINET MEETINGS
Agenda for Scrutiny: Thriving Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday, 16th December, 2025, 4.00 pm
Hyperlink to Agenda and Papers https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=6628 Screenshots of Agenda Frontsheet Screenshots of Draft Minutes Screenshots of Action Logs Hyperlink to Reports Pack https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/documents/g6628/Public%20reports%20pack%2016th-Dec-2025%2016.00%20Scrutiny%20Thriving%20Merthyr%20Tydfil.pdf?T=10
Draft Minutes for Combined Governance & Audit Committee / Joint Scrutiny Committee on Monday, 1st December, 2025, 4.00 pm
Hyperlink to Draft Minutes https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/documents/g6775/Printed%20minutes%2001st-Dec-2025%2016.00%20Combined%20Governance%20Audit%20Committee%20Joint%20Scrutiny%20Committ.pdf?T=1 Attendees at the meeting Councillors CT Jones (Chair) WR Smith (Vice-Chair) Councillors L Davies, D Hughes, P Layton, G Preston, G Richards, D Sammon, G Thomas, I Thomas, J Thomas and C Tovey Officers: E Cooper (Chief Executive), S King (Director of Governance and Resources), C Flynn (Director of Finance), … Continue reading Draft Minutes for Combined Governance & Audit Committee / Joint Scrutiny Committee on Monday, 1st December, 2025, 4.00 pm
Compare and Contrast the Minutes regarding My Questions to Full Council 2023 and 2025
12th July 2025 260Questions from a member of the public The Mayor read out the following question that had been received from a member of the public: "Has the WAO Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements relating to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council ever been considered and discussed at any official Council Meeting. If it … Continue reading Compare and Contrast the Minutes regarding My Questions to Full Council 2023 and 2025
What Councillor Geraint Thomas actually said at the Full Council related to Minute No.50
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Emails sent to Councillor Geraint Thomas regarding Minute No.50
What Councillor Thomas actually said. https://videopress.com/v/Cx4T87Mq?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Email 2 Councillor Thomas, I have just watched the video Stream of the meeting and note that you wondered why, I as a member of the public, do not want to ask the question myself. It's simple, really. I do not wish to ask the question directly because I … Continue reading Emails sent to Councillor Geraint Thomas regarding Minute No.50
Agenda for Licensing Committee on Wednesday, 10th December, 2025, 2.30 pm
Hyperlink to Agenda and Papers https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=6790 Agenda Frontsheet Hyperlink to Reports Pack https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/documents/g6790/Public%20reports%20pack%2010th-Dec-2025%2014.30%20Licensing%20Committee.pdf?T=10
Draft Minutes for Scrutiny: Healthier Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday, 25th November, 2025.
Hyperlink to Draft Minutes https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=6738 Screenshots of Draft Minutes Officers in attendance: J Jones (Performance and Scrutiny) and L Curtis Jones (Director of Social Services) R Wigmore (Officer) Outside Bodies: M Jenkins (Cwm Taf Morgannwg Regional Partnership Board) Screenshot of Action Log
Merthyr Council Cover-up 