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?
Perhaps I am being naive.I would have thought that at least some Councillors, who were aware that this was the third time that these questions have been put to the Full Council and the simple answers to the questions have not been provided, did not express some concerns. For a Welsh Audit Office Report relating … Continue reading My unanswered questions. Some more questions for ALL the Members of Merthyr Council.
Hyperlink to Agenda and Papers, including draft minutes. https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=6549 Minute No.50 - Question - Member of the public OBSERVATION "The Chair read the question from the member of the public.The Monitoring Officer responded to the question and stated that he would take the matter forward to decide whether there is any action to be taken". … Continue reading My concerns about the misleading Draft Minutes for Full Council on Wednesday, 12th November, 2025.
An unconstitutional act A non elected Senior Officer decided that he would not allow an elected member of the Council to respond to a question from a member of the public (aka ME) put to the meeting of the Full Council by the Mayor. He hijacked the questions, stating that he would look at it … Continue reading A non elected Senior Officer decided that he would not allow an elected member of the Council to respond to a question from a member of the public (aka ME) put to the meeting of the Full Council by the Mayor.
Here we go again At the third time of asking these questions, something new happened. The questions were put to the Full Council, and the Cabinet member provided no response whatsoever. To be fair, there was no fault on her part because the Monitoring Officer interjected and said......look and listen to the extract video below. … Continue reading Video Stream of the meeting of the Full Council 12th November 2025, including the Monitoring Officer’s hijacking of an answer to my Questions about the Audit Wales Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements relating to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council published in August, 2019 and never been discussed or considered at any Council Meeting.
Estyn will be inspecting this school on 24th November. I have sent this email to Estyn. Ynysowen Primary School1 messageGeoff Jones <geoff.jones07@gmail.com>To: enquiries@estyn.gov.walesSat, 15 Nov 2025 at 17:53I note that you are inspecting this school on 24th November.Please take some time to read some posts from my blog website expressing serious concerns about the Head … Continue reading Ynysowen Primary School – Estyn Inspection
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?
For some reason, this post is currently attracting a lot of interest on my blog website. Will she clarify her position? A SYNOPSIS OF THE YNYSOWEN PRIMARY SCHOOL SAFEGUARDING SCANDAL Simone Roden is the Head Teacher of Ynysowen Primary School. She was the Head Teacher at Ynysowen Primary School in February 2016. February 2016 was … Continue reading Is it only Simone Roden, MBE, Head Teacher of Ynysowen Primary School that knows the TRUTH?
Alexandra Beckham That is the same Alexandra Beckham who once was the Safeguarding Manager at the Council. That is the same Alexandra Beckham who played a major part in the cover-up of Safeguarding failures at Ynysowen Primary School in February 2016. For more information check out the following blog posts https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2025/05/20/alex-beckham/ https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2024/03/21/alex-beckham-was-a-co-author-of-a-report-to-the-scrutiny-meeting-social-services-held-on-20th-october-2015-2/ https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/11/25/alex-beckham-lead-safeguarding-officer-of-merthyr-council-in-2016-was-she-there-or-not-on-25th-february-2/
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.
Merthyr Council Cover-up 