Independent public-interest journalism. Not affiliated with Ceredigion County Council.

Who we are

About & Editorial Standards

We exist to organise the public record — not merely to accuse. Our authority comes from documents, regulator findings and careful, transparent method.

Our purpose

Ceredigion Council Watch documents governance failures, maladministration, transparency breaches, councillor-conduct issues, planning controversies, social-care failures, youth-justice failures and unresolved public-interest questions involving Ceredigion County Council.

We are firm, sceptical and plain-spoken, but not reckless. We carefully distinguish established facts, regulator or tribunal findings, allegations, unresolved controversies, analysis and opinion, and questions that require further disclosure. Where the evidence shows maladministration, we say maladministration — not corruption.

Independence & disclaimer

Mandatory disclaimer

Ceredigion Council Watch is an independent public-interest journalism and commentary project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, funded by, or operated by Ceredigion County Council or any public authority.

We do not use the council crest, logo or official graphics, and we are not a council service. This site is editorial commentary and a public-record archive, not legal advice.

The test every article must pass

What is the factual claim?Stated plainly, separate from inference or opinion.
What document supports it?A citable, ideally archived, source record.
Finding, allegation, or opinion?Each is labelled differently and never blurred.
Is any living person identifiable?We focus on roles and decisions, not personal attack.
Has right of reply been offered?Where appropriate, before or at publication.
Are source links visible?Every factual claim traces to a citable document.
Does corruption language fit?We use "corruption" only where evidence supports it. Otherwise: governance failure, maladministration, or unresolved concern.

How we rate evidence

High reliability

Primary sources: Audit Wales, Ombudsman, ICO, APW, CIW, HMIP, PEDW. Official findings and adjudicated decisions. The evidence base for strong factual claims.

Medium

Council committee papers, minutes, official correspondence. Credible but may be partial. Used for context and corroboration.

Allegation / unverified

Media reports, uncorroborated accounts, disputed matters. Labelled as allegation. Not treated as established fact without a supporting primary source.