Tag: PSOW

Agenda for Scrutiny : Regeneration and Public Protection on Tuesday, 14th May, 2024, 4.00 pm

Hyperlink to Agenda and Reports Pack https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=383&MId=6115&LLL=0 INITIAL OBSERVATIONS So, the Chair’s thanks and the questions asked will be part of the Council’s Formal Record.Yet, the detailed responses will never be part of the Council’s Formal Record.Merely, because the detailed responses are not included in the minutes.Just as the Monitoring Officer requires it to be.But, … Continue reading Agenda for Scrutiny : Regeneration and Public Protection on Tuesday, 14th May, 2024, 4.00 pm →

The minutes of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 15th March 2024 have still not been published.

https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2024/03/18/standards-committee-meeting-15th-march-2024-video-stream-including-the-monitoring-officers-impression-of-norman-collier-%f0%9f%98%80/?page_id=22156

Someone is glad to see the escalation to the Senedd Finance Committee review of the situation at the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales. (For ‘situation’ read ‘flagrant political bias’.)Ombudsman

https://twitter.com/tj_sutcliffe/status/1781001968179106002?s=09 Hyperlink to BBC News Article - Senedd backs call for new probe into Ombudsman https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnkezejdz7ko

New twist in Ombudsman scandal as council’s standards committee chair quits

The scandal surrounding the office of Wales’ Ombudsman has taken a new turn with the resignation of a council’s independent standards committee chair who says his position has been undermined @ShiptonMartin For decades and decades Wales has been the land of twitching curtains and dust swept under carpets. A series of scandals and poor (dodgy)  … Continue reading New twist in Ombudsman scandal as council’s standards committee chair quits →

PSOW Own initiative wider investigations – Maladministration at Merthyr Council

I have today submitted, to the PSOW, an Own Initiative Wider Investigation into the Maladministration at Merthyr Council. Response from Own initiative Team Dear Mr JonesI wish to acknowledge receipt of your suggestion for a wider own initiative investigation. Your suggestion will be added to a list of potential ideas for consideration as a topic … Continue reading PSOW Own initiative wider investigations – Maladministration at Merthyr Council →

My latest email to the PSOW relating to my complaint about the issue of maladministration at Merthyr Council.

Email sent to PSOW Text version of the above email Complaint made to the Ombudsman - 202400119 [REF/xn/ky/Ok/80/]1 message<geoff.jones1@btinternet.com>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 at 16:06To: Leigh McAndrew <Leigh.McAndrew@ombudsman.wales>I must say that I was rather lost for words with your response.On reflection, it would appear that the world in which the PSOW exists is a parallel universe … Continue reading My latest email to the PSOW relating to my complaint about the issue of maladministration at Merthyr Council. →

The PSOW world is a fantasy world. The PSOW has responded to my response to his response to my Maladministration Complaint at Merthyr Council

Email response from PSOW Text version Complaint made to the Ombudsman - 202400119 [REF/xn/ky/Ok/80/]Leigh McAndrew <Leigh.McAndrew@ombudsman.wales>To: geoff.jones1@btinternet.com' <geoff.jones1@btinternet.com>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 at 12:48 Dear Mr JonesThank you for your email, the content of which has been noted. As you have agreed that you have not suffered a hardship or injustice, there are no grounds for … Continue reading The PSOW world is a fantasy world. The PSOW has responded to my response to his response to my Maladministration Complaint at Merthyr Council →

The PSOW has responded to my Maladministration Complaint at Merthyr Council

Text version of PSOW's response By email only geoff.jones1@btinternet.comDear Mr JonesComplaint against Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilI have considered your complaint against Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council ("Council"), which we received on 4 April 2024. I am sorry to read of your concerns.Your complaintYou complained that the Council had failed to record sufficient information as … Continue reading The PSOW has responded to my Maladministration Complaint at Merthyr Council →