Cyngor Gwynedd held a full council meeting on the 6th July, 2023. The chair welcomed all and asked for everyone's full attention as the meeting was being webcast. Not all councillors got the message.
The Annual Report of the SS Statutory Director was presented. The report had not been corrected with regard to the work of the Youth Justice team and the recent imprisonment. Yet again, a generic report is published with incorrect data. The report was passed anyway.
The full agenda can be found here -
https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=130&MId=4889
The former Chair of the Care Scrutiny Committee praised the work of scrutiny members and referenced a meeting he chaired that took the Wales Ambulance Service to task. But made no mention of the critical Ombudsman for Wales investigation(s) into the SS departments under the committee's watch. No mention either of the SS departments not being properly scrutinised for the past four years...
Some Councillors raised their own concerns with scrutiny practices and one compared it to a 'children's parliament.'
Gwynedd council's monitoring officer did state that there is a code of conduct for members and officers - any concerns with his role are to be raised with the CEO.
Link to the webcast -
https://gwynedd.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/789318
Something is very wrong within Gwynedd council...
