Extract from the article Welsh councils' budgets are made up of funding from Welsh Government and business rates, which in Merthyr Tydfil provides £133.14m, and council tax from residents, which provides £39.37m.The latest overall council budget is worth £172.51m which goes on services such as birth registrations, of which there have been 2,725 in the … Continue reading The massive cost of supplying the services that keep our communities running at Merthyr Council.
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1. An Independent Inquiry into Oldham Grooming Gangs      2. An Independent Investigation into the 2016 Bullying Cabal of Head Teachers from the Southern Cluster Group of Schools and the Cover-up of Child Protection Safeguarding Failures of Senior Officers of the Council in acceding to the demands of this group of Bullies to demand that an honest employee be sacked.
2. An Independent Investigation into the 2016 Bullying Cabal of Head Teachers from the Southern Cluster Group of Schools and the Cover-up of Child Protection Safeguarding Failures of Senior Officers of the Council in acceding to the demands of this group of Bullies to demand that an honest employee be sacked. The Head Teachers of … Continue reading 1. An Independent Inquiry into Oldham Grooming Gangs      2. An Independent Investigation into the 2016 Bullying Cabal of Head Teachers from the Southern Cluster Group of Schools and the Cover-up of Child Protection Safeguarding Failures of Senior Officers of the Council in acceding to the demands of this group of Bullies to demand that an honest employee be sacked.
The beginning of modern Wales – the story of Merthyr Tydfil
Sometime around 1855 my great, great grandfather Thomas Jones and his wife Sarah made their way from rural Montgomeryshire to seek a new life in Merthyr Tydfil. In doing so they ended the last connection any side of my family had with the old world of agriculture. Their journey mirrored that of many moving from … Continue reading The beginning of modern Wales – the story of Merthyr Tydfil
Further proof that the Audit Wales Report on the Review of whistleblowing arrangements related to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council has NEVER been presented for consideration and discussion at ANY Council meeting.
Part 1 Related Blog posts SEE PART 10 OF THE FOLLOWING POST FOR DETAILED EXPLANATION. 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) Lisa Curtis-Jones’ Information Report Lisa Curtis-Jones and that Information Report Part 2 My clarification … Continue reading Further proof that the Audit Wales Report on the Review of whistleblowing arrangements related to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council has NEVER been presented for consideration and discussion at ANY Council meeting.
An Idiot’s Guide to an Officers’ Report to Audit Committee 23rd November 2020. Audit Wales Report on the Review of whistleblowing arrangements related to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council and Follow-up review of Corporate Arrangements for Safeguarding – Merthyr Council. How to tell them apart.
Extracts allegedly related to Audit Wales Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements relating to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council. AUDIT COMMITTEE Date Written 8th November 2020 Report Author Jon Eyre/Fran Donnelly/Lisa Curtis-Jones Committee Date 23rd November 2020 To: Chair, Ladies and Gentlemen Wales Audit Office: Review of Whistleblowing and Corporate Safeguarding* * There was never a … Continue reading An Idiot’s Guide to an Officers’ Report to Audit Committee 23rd November 2020. Audit Wales Report on the Review of whistleblowing arrangements related to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council and Follow-up review of Corporate Arrangements for Safeguarding – Merthyr Council. How to tell them apart.
Draft Minutes Agenda for Licensing Committee on Wednesday, 10th December, 2025, 2.30 pm
Draft Minutes for Planning, Regulatory and Licensing on Wednesday, 19th November, 2025.
Draft Minutes for Scrutiny: Thriving Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday, 16th December, 2025, 4.00 pm
Draft minutes of the meeting of the Full Council held on Wednesday 3rd December, 2025
It would appear that the Monitoring Officer and the Democratic Services Department will go to any lengths to ensure that no Council Meeting will ever see the Audit Wales Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements related to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council by not including reference to it on agendas and minutes of meetings.
Screenshot 1 Clarifications Post-Meeting are included in the list at the top of the page Hyperlink to above https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=159&MId=6549&Ver=4&LLL=0 Screenshot 2 Additional item added to previously published Agenda, but not actually included on the printed frontsheet of the Agenda. Screenshot 3 The Monitoring Officer's response. You will not find this in the printed draft minutes … Continue reading It would appear that the Monitoring Officer and the Democratic Services Department will go to any lengths to ensure that no Council Meeting will ever see the Audit Wales Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements related to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council by not including reference to it on agendas and minutes of meetings.








