Local Democracy Campaigner fighting for the Senior Officers of Merthyr Council, the Chair of Governors and the Head Teacher of Ynysowen Primary School to be made accountable for the cover-up of their failures to follow Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures from February 2016. Also, for the Monitoring Officer to be made accountable for acceding to the demands to sack a Senior HR Officer made by a Cabal of 5 Heads of Primary Schools from the Southern Cluster led by Simone Roden, Head of Ynysowen. Also, for ensuring that the Council complies with the Constitution and the practice of good governance at all times.
Gareth Chapman, retired CEO of Merthyr Council, did apologise for the debacle of an investigation that was conducted over a period of 18 months from July 2012 to January 2014 which involved an 18 month suspension from work for the victim of the so-called investigation. However, no investigation was carried out regarding the cover-up of … Continue reading BBC News: PM apologises after infected blood scandal cover-up
Wouldn't it be good if Merthyr Full Council was able to receive some documents from the cover-up of the Safeguarding Failures of Officers, especially Senior Officers at the Council. Article from Sky News Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells hands over 50 new documents ahead of scandal inquiry appearance https://news.sky.com/story/former-post-office-boss-paula-vennells-hands-over-50-new-documents-ahead-of-scandal-inquiry-appearance-13138002 Wouldn't it be good if … Continue reading Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells hands over 50 new documents ahead of her scandal inquiry appearance.
Hyperlink to Agenda and Reports Pack https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=160&MId=6124&LLL=0 Agenda Frontsheet Hyperlink to Agenda Reports Pack https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/documents/g6124/Public%20reports%20pack%2015th-May-2024%2016.00%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10&LLL=0 Minutes of Previous Meeting
See Rogues' Gallery below https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/08/07/roguesgallery/
The suppressed Report Post giving a detailed analysis of the findings of the Report together with My Comments. https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/09/13/alex-beckham-lead-safeguarding-officer-of-merthyr-council-in-2016-was-she-there-or-not-on-25th-february/ This reblogged post gives more of the story https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/08/24/in-an-ideal-world-persons-that-put-their-personal-careers-and-institutional-reputations-before-dealing-properly-with-issues-of-safeguarding-and-child-protection-even-if-it-means-destroying-the-caree/?page_id=17104 https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2024/04/27/the-report-that-the-monitoring-officer-will-not-dare-present-to-councillors-for-consideration-and-discussion-what-is-she-afraid-of-read-on/
https://twitter.com/1GeoffJones/status/1773738162440851575?s=09 Hyperlink to Blog Post on Safeguarding Failures at Merthyr Council https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/merthyr-council-senior-officers-safeguarding-failures/ Hyperlink to all Blog Posts https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/
This post was first published in September 2021. Questions have still not been answered Fran Donnelly I have written a number of posts relating to this enigma. One of them MUST BE A LIAR. They cannot both be telling the TRUTH regarding the dismissal of a Senior HR Officer at the Council. Fran Donnelly says … Continue reading Who is a liar? Fran Donnelly (Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development at Merthyr Council) OR Simone Roden (Head Teacher of Ynysowen Primary School)?
Read this report. No. It is not acceptable to honest decent people to unfairly dismiss an employee by relying on hearsay and rumour. It is also unacceptable for a prima donna Headteacher to form a cabal with four other Heads with the sole purpose of demanding that the Council dismiss an employee just because she … Continue reading Is it acceptable to rely on Anecdotal Evidence to dismiss an employee? After all, Anecdotal Evidence is really based on Hearsay and Rumour.
Merthyr Council Cover-up 