tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post2573940496366515082..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: In the darkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-5350974272688288032013-11-11T13:29:16.913+00:002013-11-11T13:29:16.913+00:00@ Anon 22:15 it might be as John Brace who comment...@ Anon 22:15 it might be as John Brace who commented on Caebrwyn's blog suggests:-<br /><br />"The quote from the letter about s.54 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 is selective and misleading.<br /><br />S.54 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 specifies ten circumstances under which information can be disclosed in ss.2 the most relevant one being "with the consent of the body or person to whom the information relates;"<br /><br />Therefore Carmarthenshire County Council could chose to give its consent to releasing the information, yet by postponing the report it seems Kevin Madge is removing the opportunity for the Council to decide to do so (or not) at its meeting on the 13th November. <br /><br />On a more interesting note Kevin Madge doesn't refer to s.54A which was added to the Act by the The Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (Relaxation of Restriction on Disclosure) Order 2005 .<br /><br />This states "(2) A person who is, or acts on behalf of a person who is, a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36), may disclose any such information –<br /><br />"(a)in the circumstances in which he would (but for section 54(2A)) be authorised to do so under section 54(2);<br />(b)in accordance with section 145C(5) or (8) of the Government of Wales Act 1998; or<br />(c)in any other circumstances, except where such a disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the effective performance by such a person of a function imposed or conferred on the person by or under an enactment."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-28209069952792433622013-11-08T22:15:15.030+00:002013-11-08T22:15:15.030+00:00I'm a bit disappointed by the audit office so ...I'm a bit disappointed by the audit office so far... If kev is saying the truth then it's them keeping this dark. Why have we had Pembrokeshire reports and not Carmarthenshire reports? Their job is to keep us in the loop and they now agree with the council to keep it quiet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-24110114608211437952013-11-08T14:33:46.272+00:002013-11-08T14:33:46.272+00:00Like I said in comment to an earlier post, no matt...Like I said in comment to an earlier post, no matter which way they try to squirm out of this, they cannot justify the cost to the taxpayer for legal advice and services that benefited ONE public servant!!! I hope it is SOLACE and not the taxpayer who are funding his defence since the WAO's findings. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com