Mr Christopher Bradshaw has been formally appointed as Chief Executive of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. The recommendation of the Appointments Committee was ratified by Full Council last night. This decision makes permanent the senior management arrangements agreed by the Council in 2015 which have delivered savings of over £2M per year. His appointment received unanimous…
Deputy Information Commissioner Simon Entwisle said: “This latest report of another significant data loss at Yahoo gives us further cause for concern. “We’d expect any formal investigation to be handled by US and European authorities, but the ICO will continue to make its voice heard on behalf of people affected in the UK. “We are…
All children and young people have rights in Wales – rights are things you can expect and are entitled to so that you grow up safe, happy, and respecting each other In Wales, and all over the world, children and young people 0-17 years old have all the rights in the UNCRC (The Convention for the Rights…
CFW's chair, Mario Keft, has warned that the social care sector will collapse unless the Welsh Government invests more money in independently-run care homes and domiciliary care. He was speaking after the UK Government gave the go-ahead for local authorities in England to raise more money by raising council tax. Read this story here: uk government…
Police investigating a potential burglary uncovered a cannabis set-up spanning Barry, Dinas Powys and Aberdare. After responding to concerns about a property on Main Street, Barry, on November 27th, officers from Barry’s Policing Priority Team discovered a large amount of cannabis and documents linking two people to another address in Aberdare. Acting on the intelligence…
South Wales Police are appealing for information after distraction burglars targeted an elderly lady in Taffs Well.The incident happened at about 4.30pm on December 2 in Cardiff Road.A man knocked on the victim’s door stating he was there to check the water pressure.The man entered her home and while looking under the sink asked her to…
OSS have launched our Save Our Spaces campaign, to tackle the mounting threats to public open spaces throughout England and Wales. OSS have written to our members to seek their support for our work in defending green spaces from the double whammy of neglect and commercial exploitation. In London, the society has helped Save Battersea Park to stop the…
The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, appears to have buckled under Welsh Conservative pressure to introduce additional support for small Welsh businesses. Welsh Conservatives have spearheaded calls for extra money to be made available to small firms affected by the recent business rate revaluations, with the Welsh Labour Government previously having refused to pledge additional cash….
What do you think about British Sign Language (BSL)? Do you think all young people should have the opportunity to learn BSL? Do you think schools should teach BSL as a GCSE (or National 4 or 5 in Scotland)? If you’re aged 8–25, the Young People’s Advisory Board at the National Deaf Children’s Society needs…
The right to know about public services should be extended so that it is independent of the service provider, the Information Commissioner has said in response to a wave of outsourcings. “When a public service departs from a public body under an outsourcing contract, I do not believe that the requirements of FOI [freedom of…
