Cyngor Gwynedd Council - Monitoring Officer 'Advice' Overturned.

 Cyngor Gwynedd council held a Special Meeting of its Standards Committee on Wednesday, 10th January, 2024.  

The agenda pack can be found here - 
https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=157&MId=5122

It involved two Councillors, Gwynfor Owen and Dawn Jones asking for special dispensation to be allowed to join the Task and Finish group that is to be set up to look into Gwynedd's Autism Plan. 

The two Councillors have worked with and have experience of those with autism and other Councillors supported their inclusion to the group. But the monitoring officer, Iwan G D Evans, 'advised' them that there was a prejudicial interest to their inclusion.

Task and Finish panels have no vote, nor do they allocate any funding so why the monitoring officer initially advised against the councillors makes no sense...

The committee granted both Councillors dispensation to join the task and finish group.

This special meeting will have incurred costs to the council and Councillor Owen had to give his evidence whilst on holiday in Spain. 

Something is very wrong within Gwynedd council...

 

 

Why Don't Gwynedd Council Like Step Parents ?

I have been trying to raise a stage 2 complaint against Gwynedd Council since June, 2016, without success. Gwynedd have done everything in their power to thwart an independent investigation into what I consider to be unprofessional behaviour and systemic failings within their Children and Families Services (!) Department.

As Gwynedd Council close one door I have attempted to open another. How ? By contacting my MP, local councillors, county councillors, AM's and even the Ombudsman for Wales. The story is getting out there.

I have noticed a pattern in all those who have contacted Gwynedd Council on my behalf. They are all told that I am NOT the birth father. Why ? What difference do these people think that makes ?

Are they saying that a step parent cares less for a child ?

The last person to point this out this was Gwynedd Council's Head Of Legal Services , Iwan G D Evans.

Does Mr Evans think that people who marry others should have less care for their partners children ?

Or is this an attempt by Iwan Evans to somehow belittle the concerns I am raising with other people ?