Police and Crime Commissioners across Wales are looking for 24 Independent Panel Members. An Independent Panel Member is a key statutory position and forms part of a panel – alongside a Legally Qualified Chair and a senior police officer – at police misconduct hearings. Interested? As an Independent Panel Member, you will ensure misconduct matters…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced a “new approach” to prioritise complaints made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) where there is “significant public interest”. The ICO said the public interest criteria has now been “clarified and refined”. It said: “The new criteria provides clear guidance and expectations about what constitutes significant public…
NHS Wales has published a new report detailing the good progress being made to investigate and learn from hospital-acquired COVID-19 in Wales. Established in April 2022, the National Nosocomial COVID-19 Programme is supporting NHS Wales organisations to carry out a review of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) COVID-19 patient safety incidents that occurred between March 2020 and April…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has carried out a major flood alleviation scheme to help prevent further flooding incidents as shown above in the photograph taken from RCTC Storm Dennis – Flood Investigation Abercwmboi & Fernhill. The question is Bronallt Terrace was a know problem for many years well before Storm Dennis and the council had many…
It has been revealed that the number of people living in temporary accommodation in Wales has increased by nearly 50% since 2019, from 9,023 to 13,593. At the same time 90% of councils in Wales have reported a rise in homelessness. Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Commenting on this revelation, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow…
Cabinet Members have agreed to a £27.665m Capital Programme for Highways, Transportation and Strategic Projects in 2023/24 – continuing the Council’s significant investment in these priority areas into the next financial year. Cabinet approved the programme at their meeting on Monday, March 27, making capital allocations of £10.725m (Highways Technical Services) and £16.940m (Strategic Projects) for the…
This is just a small amount of money that the welsh government has used or not? Lisvane land It was “incomprehensible” that the Lisvane land “was sold by the walsh government to SWLD at an agricultural land value of £1.835m not the housing value of “at least £39m” in 2012. M4 Lets not forget the…
In 2020, the Welsh Ministers asked the Law Commission for England and Wales to undertake a detailed review of the current legislation relating to coal tip safety in Wales. The Welsh Government’s response to the Law Commission’s review announced today has drawn on the White Paper consultation launched last summer, and the trialling of key components of the…
The Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council has refused to disclose the running costs of one set of floodlights at the Blaengwawr AstroTurf, according to a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request. AberdareOnline, a local news outlet, made the request in September 2022, asking for the cost of electricity for running the floodlights at the sports…
We are continuing to appeal for information concerning the whereabouts of Martin Clatworthy who has not been seen since Tuesday 7 March. Acting Inspector Tony Watts said: “Since Martin was reported missing we are continuing to pursue all lines of enquiry; we are currently searching mountains, woodland and local waterways led by a specialist police…
