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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.


THE REPORT THE OTHER REPORT Extracts allegedly related to Audit Wales Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements relating to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council. AUDIT COMMITTEEDate Written8th November 2020Report AuthorJon Eyre/Fran Donnelly/Lisa Curtis-JonesCommittee Date23rd November 2020To: Chair, Ladies and GentlemenWales Audit Office: Review of Whistleblowing and Corporate Safeguarding* * There was never  a report with this … 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. →

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. 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/ Lisa Curtis-Jones' Information Report https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2025/09/02/lisa-curtis-jones/ Part 2 My clarification of the post-meeting clarificationThis is my clarification of the Council’s post meeting clarification:The report was NOT placed before a meeting of the Audit Committee on 20th November 2022.To that matter, … 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. →

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. →

When is a door not a door?


When it's ajar. When is a suppressed Welsh Audit Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements related to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council  not a suppressed Welsh Audit Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements related to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council? When it has been presented to a Council Committee for consideration and discussion. The following … Continue reading When is a door not a door? →

Another email to the Monitoring Officer regarding his misleading information referring to the suppression of the Audit Wales Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements relating to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council.


Hyperlink to Post Meeting Clarification https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/documents/b16732/Clarifications%20Post-Meeting%2012th-Nov-2025%2017.30%20Full%20Council.pdf?T=9 Email to Monitoring Officer Response to my questions put to Full CouncilFri, 12 Dec 2025 at 15:53Geoff Jones <geoff.jones07@gmail.com>To: geraint.morgan@merthyr.gov.ukCc: Taylor, Ann <ann.taylor@merthyr.gov.uk>, Thomas, Geraint (Councillor) <geraint.thomas@merthyr.gov.uk>Monitoring Officer,I note that you have included a post meeting clarification."Agenda Item 3The Audit Wales Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements relating … Continue reading Another email to the Monitoring Officer regarding his misleading information referring to the suppression of the Audit Wales Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements relating to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council. →

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 →

My question to the Monitoring Officer about a response to My Questions to the Full Council


Will I get a response - Let's wait and see! https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2025/12/04/the-monitoring-officer-played-a-blinder/

Nepotism, Bullying And Cronyism – Gwynedd Council. So  similar to the Cover-up of Safeguarding failures at Merthyr Council.


The following is a post from the blogger L18in. Councillor Beca Brown presented a notice of motion re Neil Foden to a full council meeting of cyngor Gwynedd on the 4th December, 2025. The motion can be found in the agenda pack for the meeting – https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//mgChooseDocPack.aspx?ID=5505 There were also 6 questions put to the council … Continue reading Nepotism, Bullying And Cronyism – Gwynedd Council. So  similar to the Cover-up of Safeguarding failures at Merthyr Council. →