I still can’t believe it? CAN YOU?

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? →

Updated – My investigation into the Journey of the WAO Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements relating to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council (aka THE REPORT) – Merthyr Council Cover-up

Hyperlink to Original Post https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/07/22/updated-my-investigation-into-the-journey-of-the-wao-report-on-the-review-of-whistleblowing-arrangements-relating-to-safeguarding-at-merthyr-council-aka-the-report/

For the very special attention of Hannah Brown, Head of People Services & Transformation, at Merthyr Council

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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 →

Rogues’ Gallery REBLOG

https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/08/07/roguesgallery/ AI Analysis https://x.com/i/grok/share/caMueLess0DMbKYqbSw1WwxOK Rogues’ Gallery Original post Rogues’ Gallery

Some Facts On Which Merthyr Council Senior Officers Continue To Maintain A Deafening Silence – REBLOG

INTRODUCTION This post will show you how the Monitoring Officer of Merthyr Council pursued a vendetta against one of her Senior HR Officers. In June 2016 the Monitoring Officer suspended the employee while a fabricated Some Other Substantial Reason investigation was conducted. The outcome of that investigation resulted in the Unfair Dismissal of the employee … Continue reading Some Facts On Which Merthyr Council Senior Officers Continue To Maintain A Deafening Silence – REBLOG →

Why did Gareth Chapman really take early retirement as Chief Executive Officer of Merthyr Council in July 2019

This post was first published in August 2023. The Audit Wales Report still remains suppressed. 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 2014. Mr … Continue reading Why did Gareth Chapman really take early retirement as Chief Executive Officer of Merthyr Council in July 2019 →

This post (first published in July 2019) really makes me sad and angry in equal measure.

I am posting it again today as a reminder of Carys Kennedy’s legacy to the Council for some of her evil wrongdoings carried out during her tenure, notwithstanding the Constitutional Cons, the practice of manipulation, obfuscation and bad governance, the suppression of official reports, and the cover-up of the safeguarding failures of managers and officers … Continue reading This post (first published in July 2019) really makes me sad and angry in equal measure. →

Safeguarding failures and flames at their feet

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 →