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Ceredigion Youth Justice and Prevention Service rated Inadequate. Inspectors found the fundamental foundations for effective services were missing, with systemic shortcomings in governance, staffing and public protection.
The council granted retrospective planning consent in error, later accepting it had intended to refuse. Maladministration found; apology, explanation and £1,500 redress.
Examines how planning decisions are governed. Records that 55.9% of Development Control Committee decisions went against officer advice in 2018–19 (Wales average 9.2%), and cites "significant longstanding weaknesses" in governance.