Advocate for Democracy and Good Governance at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.
Aberdare, Wales
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Schools in Welsh county are at breaking point
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What Councillor Carter said at the Full Council meeting held on 22nd October 2026.
What did he mean?
My Conclusion
The Leader’s statement and the Mayor’s opening remarks related to the procedures for dealing with any inaccuracies in the previously circulated draft minutes are superfluous.
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What Councillor Carter said at the Full Council meeting held on 22nd October 2026.
What did he mean?
My Conclusion
The Leader’s statement and the Mayor’s opening remarks related to the procedures for dealing with any inaccuracies in the previously circulated draft minutes are superfluous.
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I can think of a number of senior employees at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council who should leave their roles for their signiicant failures involving the cover up of child protection safeguarding issues and the persecution of a whistleblower. And also for deliberately suppressing an official Audit Wales Report from the eyes of the elected members and the general public.
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A Cumbrian council’s director of children and family wellbeing has left his role.
Martin Birch was director of children and family wellbeing at Cumberland Council, a role he took up in 2023...
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I can think of a number of senior employees at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council who should leave their roles for their signiicant failures involving the cover up of child protection safeguarding issues and the persecution of a whistleblower. And also for deliberately suppressing an official Audit Wales Report from the eyes of the elected members and the general public.
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A Cumbrian council’s director of children and family wellbeing has left his role.
Martin Birch was director of children and family wellbeing at Cumberland Council, a role he took up in 2023...
cumbriacrack.com/2026/10/17/…
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Only the elected members of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council have the power to ensure that Action Logs are maintained for meetings of the Full Council.
For some reason, they don't appear to have the bottle to insist that the Senior Officers introduce these action logs.
They are well aware that Action Logs are maintained for all other Council committees, except for the Cabinet and the Full Council.
I have made the Councillors aware of why the Senior Officers have no desire to maintain these logs.
It would be more transparent, so it would be easier to ensure that they can be made accountable for their actions/inactions related to decisions made at the meetings.
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Only the elected members of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council have the power to ensure that Action Logs are maintained for meetings of the Full Council.
For some reason, they don't appear to have the bottle to insist that the Senior Officers introduce these action logs.
They are well aware that Action Logs are maintained for all other Council committees, except for the Cabinet and the Full Council.
I have made the Councillors aware of why the Senior Officers have no desire to maintain these logs.
It would be more transparent, so it would be easier to ensure that they can be made accountable for their actions/inactions related to decisions made at the meetings.
#merthyrcouncilmatters
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@CllrMSymonds
@GalsworthyErnie
@CliveJo53798835
@louisevokes
@merthyrexpress
@ruthmosalski
@WalesAudit
@OmbudsmanWales
@WalesOnline
@Wales247
@WalesGovernance
@ConorGogarty
@Gareth_Davies09
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council – Process for making and recording Delegated Decisions.
At the Full Council meeting held on 22nd October 2026, Councillor Declan Sammon questioned the processes involved in making and recording of delegated decisions.
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council – Process for making and recording Delegated Decisions.
At the Full Council meeting held on 22nd October 2026, Councillor Declan Sammon questioned the processes involved in making and recording of delegated decisions.
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An AI generated Summary of Proceedings and Decisions made at the meeting of the Full Council held on 22nd October 2026
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An AI generated Summary of Proceedings and Decisions made at the meeting of the Full Council held on 22nd October 2026
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An AI Action Log generated from the webcast of the Full Council meeting held on 22.10.26
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An AI Action Log generated from the webcast of the Full Council meeting held on 22.10.26
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Good Governance practice requires that Action Logs should be maintained for meetings of the Full Council and the Cabinet. The Monitoring Officer, apparently, does not agree.
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@CllrMSymonds
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@GalsworthyErnie
@LisaMytton
@CliveJo53798835
@LouiseVokes
@merthyrexpress
@MerthyrCCU
@MerthyrM39618
@GodfreyJones9
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Good Governance practice requires that Action Logs should be maintained for meetings of the Full Council and the Cabinet. The Monitoring Officer, apparently, does not agree.
#merthyrcouncilmatters
#MerthyrCouncilMeetings
@gibbsy70
@CllrMSymonds
@cllrglewis
@GalsworthyErnie
@LisaMytton
@CliveJo53798835
@LouiseVokes
@merthyrexpress
@MerthyrCCU
@MerthyrM39618
@GodfreyJones9
@ruthmosalski
merthyrcouncilmatters.home.b…
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Potential Action Log generated from the Printed Draft Minutes of the Full Council held on 30th September for presentation to the Full Council meeting on 25th November.
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Potential Action Log generated from the Printed Draft Minutes of the Full Council held on 30th September for presentation to the Full Council meeting on 25th November.
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#MerthyrCouncilMeetings
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@CllrMSymonds
@cllrglewis
@GalsworthyErnie
@LisaMytton
@CliveJo53798835
@LouiseVokes
@merthyrexpress
@MerthyrCCU
@MerthyrM39618
@GodfreyJones9
@ruthmosalski
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