Dear Joanna van Tonder

Reference your Subject Action Requests in relation to personal information held about you.

I can confirm that we are holding information which you believe to be personal information. It is our opinion, however, that the information you seek is public information and private, please see below for a detailed response and further explanation for the reasons why we believe this.

The information we hold about you includes your role in what we consider to be two criminal offences committed by public officials. I will elaborate on this information below:

Criminal Offence: The Corporate Manslaughter of Glynneath residents ( https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/19/contents )

We believe that Glynneath residents have been unlawfully killed through the combined corrupt activities of unscrupulous companies/ developers and corrupt public officials at Neath-Port Talbot County Borough Council. This has happened previously at the Heol y Glyn Development which borders our property and the previous clerk was informed along with all councillors of this. It is also potentially happening again as we speak because of the actions of corrupt Glynneath Town Councillors who in the position as dual purpose councillors are covering up NPTCBC malpractice. We hold evidence that in your role as the Glynneath Town Council Clerk you supported the destruction of information which identifies that Neath-Port Talbot County Borough Council public officials are responsible for breaking environmental laws and regulations. The breach of these laws has almost certainly caused the death of residents living in our street. 

In the incident to which we refer, we supplied information to the Glynneath Town Council that should have been submitted to Public Health Wales and not Neath Port Talbot Council Planning Department as your letter suggested. It should also be noted that during your time as the clerk for the Glynneath Town Council, NPTCBC approved the plans P2020/0863 which bypassed the testing and remediation process for the Heol y Glyn development. Glynneath Town Councillors have openly supported these plans that has allowed the developer to disturb and move land around, thereby releasing more dangerous chemicals including neurotoxins, carcinogens and mutagens into the atmosphere. These actions will almost certainly cause ill health and probably the death of residents in this area. Based upon information gathered in relation to the PSP document disposed of by Glynneath Town Councillors, we can expect to see an additional increase in deaths relating to the contamination when disturbance reaches the level of spoil that contains the toxins that caused the death of the PSP victims.   

It is our opinion that as an organisation the Glynneath Town Council is supporting the Corporate Manslaughter of Glynneath Residents by the destruction of information, fabricating information, generating hatred towards residents in our group, discrediting residents within our group, abusing family members of our group along with using methods of deception in public statements to avoid accountability for the actions of the NPTCBC staff and elected officials (Whitewashing). It is our opinion that the reason for this is because the Glynneath Town Council are supporting the Glynneath based construction industry company SAK Consulting which has links to the Glynneath Town Council, as opposed to the residents of Glynneath. We believe that the following Glynneath Town Councillors and associated officials are primarily responsible for supporting criminal offences against the people of Glynneath. Simon Knoyle, Del Morgan, Gerry Reynolds, Janet Collins, Stephen Evans, Haulwen Morgan, Richard Knoyle and Ruth Knoyle. These offences have been ongoing since March 2020 and the corrupt actions by these Glynneath Town councillors took place throughout your period as a the clerk of this organisation. 

The offence Corporate Manslaughter has been reported to South Wales Police and the information I am holding does include your image and/or signature/name. With this in mind I would suggest that in all the information we hold about you, you were employed as a public official and therefore any information we hold is public information and may be used in a court of law to prosecute those responsible for crimes against residents in our group. All this public information has been uploaded to the website www.walk-around-wales.com , however not all is linked and visible to the public. None of this information includes what we would consider to be your personal information such as your home address, personal email, date of birth etc which we do not hold. We do not hold any information which I would consider to be personal apart from the email address which you have used to contact us. 

2. Welsh Assembly Government AM's & staff - Misconduct in Public Office ( https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/misconduct-public-office ) 

Failure to observe Welsh Government protocol by members and staff at the Welsh Assembly Government in relation to the abuse of children.

We hold evidence that in your role as the Glynneath Town Council Clerk you supported the cover up of Welsh Government legislation that promotes child abuse. This information was provided to the Glynneath Town Councillor Simon Knoyle with a request to present it to the Glynneath Town Council in July 2019. The parents of Glynneath children have a right to know that their children are at risk of death from Welsh Government legislation. Councillor Knoyle failed to present this information to the town council in 2019 so we submitted it to the Glynneath Town Council for inclusion in the meeting of 16 March 2021. We asked that the information provided be discussed openly by the council. You were instrumental in hiding this information with the statement. 

"It is a particular policy which is of / um has been deemed of a confidential nature um by the state so its not a policy we can publish."

The policy in question was from a Welsh Government funded publication and related to 'children's play'. I would not consider children's play to be a national military or security (terrorism) issue which is the only reason I would suggest the Glynneath Town Council should refuse to discuss a 'state' policy/legislation that may result in the abuse and/or death of children in Glynneath.

If you make an internet search for the Welsh Assembly Government Member Simon Thomas ( Plaid Cymru ) (https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/simon-thomas-plaid-paedophile-sentence-15354356 ) you will note that there are historical occurrences of child abuse in the Welsh Assembly Government. By covering up information that promotes child abuse Simon Knoyle and the Glynneath Town Council are supporting any current and future child abuse actions made by a Government that has a history of members who are paedophiles.

The same document relating to Welsh Government children's play polices has been submitted to the Welsh Government and it suffered a similar fate, it was hidden by the top level of the Welsh Assembly Government. 

This has been reported to South Wales Police and the information I am holding does include your image and/or signature/name. With this in mind I would suggest that in the information we hold, you were employed as a public official and therefore any information is public information and may be used in a court of law to prosecute those responsible for potential crimes against children. All this public information has been uploaded to the website www.a-better.wales, not all of this information is visible to the public. None of this information includes what we would consider to be personal information such as your home address, personal email, date of birth etc. We do not hold any information which I would consider to be personal apart from the email address which you have used to contact us.

To summarise, it is my opinion that all information our company Rugby Relics Ltd are holding that includes either your image or name is public information which has been generated in your role as an employed public official at the Glynneath Town Council. Rugby Relics Ltd is not a government organisation nor is recognised it by a government organisation as having an affiliation to any government, sporting or corporate bodies. We are holding information relating to the Corporate Manslaughter of the residents of Brynhyfryd, Glynneath and the abuse of Welsh children through subversive play policies because I and my staff are concerned citizens whose conscience will not allow them to overlook life threatening actions by corrupt councillors or child abuse in any form. It should also be noted that I am not making a profit from holding this information which is likely to cause distress to members of my family and other residents of Glynneath, nor do I look to take advantage from their misery and associated recovery. The protection of our employees and their families, of the community to which I belong is not my job and it is costing me a lot of time and money.

With this in mind, I will no longer reply to any communication received by you on this topic. I am happy for you to provide this information to the Information Commissioners Office should I be required by law. 

Because this subject (SAR) is complex and one which is new to us, I will provide a copy of this communication and seek guidance from the Glynneath Town Council as to whether or not they believe your public information to be private. I will ask them to forward a copy of their reply to me, directly to you so that you are aware of their response.

Alternately, the above information may concern you enough as a public official to whistle blow the corrupt actions of the Neath-Port Talbot County Borough Council and Glynneath Town Council to the Auditor General Wales who I believe is the correct investigative authority for matters of this nature. Information on how to do this appears below.

The Auditor General will consider, but isn't obliged to investigate, every disclosure he receives. Find out more or get further information and advice on blowing the whistle in our leaflet: Are you concerned about wrongdoing or malpractice in the workplace?

To make a disclosure to the Auditor General under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998,

contact them via: Email: whistleblowing@audit.wales

Telephone: 029 20 320 522

Post:
PIDA Officer
The Auditor General for Wales
24 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9LJ

They welcome telephone calls in Welsh and English. You can also write to them in either Welsh or English and they will respond in the language you have used. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay.

END OF PIDA INFORMATION

In a previous telephone call to me in relation to a video we posted on YouTube that included your image you indicated that because you were paid to undertake actions of behalf of the Glynneath Town Council under instructions, this exonerated you from the consequences of these actions. It is my opinion that it does not, I will leave you with the words of the eminent scientist Albert Einstein and invite you to ponder their meaning and how it relates to your actions.

"Criminal actions cannot be excused if committed on government orders, conscience supersedes the authority of the law of the state" - Albert Einstein (1954)

Yours faithfully

Dai Richards (Director) Rugby Relics Ltd.

PS - All specific information such as dates etc have not been checked because they are not relevant to the subject matter of this communication. They are intended for background only and as a generic time period for the undertaking of a historical action.

PPS - I would also suggest you research the mental disorders 'sociopath' & 'psychopath' to see if you are able to apply them to those you have been in contact with during your time at the Glynneath Town Council. 

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Dear Glynneath Town Council,

I have received a number of Subject Access Requests and other communication from your former employee, and Town Clerk Joanna Van Tonder and I am approaching you for guidance in relation to my obligations in respect to the Freedom of Information Act. I note from observations made that you have recently undertaken a discussion and research into this legislation and as such I would suggest you will have a greater understanding of the finer points of this act which is why I am referring to you for guidance. It is my opinion that the information that the former clerk seeks is public information and not private as she has indicated because it was generated in her role as a the town clerk for which she was paid out of public funds to which I contribute. I attach an example of the type of information I am holding. I have replied to Ms van Tonder identifying this and I have added this reply as an addendum to this letter. As previously stated, because I am unfamiliar with this area of legislation, I would request that you check my communication please for inaccuracies in relation to its interpretation of the Freedom of Information Act and also the factual content included within the communication in relation to the combined actions of the Glynneath Town Council, its employees and elected officials. I would request that you reply to me please with your guidance as regards the legislation and the status of (personal or private) information generated by your town clerk. I have indicated to Ms Van Tonder that you will send a copy of any reply to me directly to her. 

Please confirm receipt of this communication to abetterwales@gmail.com 

I hope this communication finds you well.

Dai Richards (Director) Rugby Relics Ltd. www.rugbyrelics.com, & World Rugby Museum Ltd. www.world-rugby-museum.com 

attachments:

SAR1

SAR2

GTCO PSP 1 - referral

GTCO PSP 2 - missing

reply from Simon Knoyle 

Mr David Richards,
After taking advice and in response to your email. Glynneath Town Council are not able to provide any advice on this matter. First of all, we are not authorised by law to provide legal advice to individuals nor are we insured to do so. 
Sadly, we are unable to provide advice on the queries and instead we suggest that you will need to obtain your own separate legal advice as a data controller. You might be able to obtain further guidance from the Information Commissions website (www.ico.gov.uk).
Cllr. Simon Knoyle, Chair of Glynneath Town Council

Thank you Simon.
I hope Mr Richards is not pursuing Jo over this. I’m sure you hava looked into that but as an exployee surely he cannot now be doing that. My sympathy also to those councillors who he is still hounding.
Carolyn (Edwards, NPTCBC Councillor)

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Dear Councillor Edwards,

Thank you for your email. I would suggest that you clearly lack understanding of the situation on which you have commented. Your former clerk is hounding me for the information I am holding that relate to her actions as an employee of your council.

My email was to identify whether or not the Glynneath Town Council agreed with me or her on her definition of 'personal information'. In my reply to her which I supplied to the Glynneath Town Council for factual correctness, I included information about the cover up of Welsh government child abuse by the Glynneath Town Council and also the Glynneath Town Council compliance with the corporate manslaughter of Glynneath residents by the combined actions of unscrupulous developers and the NPTCBC planning department.

I believe that you should take the time out to read the document that you were supplied with and keep reading it until you understand it because it points to evidence of Plaid Cymru child abuse of which you are probably familiar, and the potential Corporate Manslaughter of Glynneath Residents by yourself and the other members of the Glynneath Town Council.

I would suggest that you are not paid by NPTCBC to offer sympathy to former employees and other councillors who are hiding information that has almost certainly caused the death of Glynneath residents. I would suggest that you are paid to represent the people who have elected you. Therefore, I would expect you to fully understand the complex issues at stake here before making snap factually incorrect judgements like the one you have made in your email.

I'm happy to enter into a dialogue with your self or anyone else openly or privately should you wish to in relation to the subjects covered in the documents supplied to GTC.

As a county councillor who is elected to support a community I believe you should take a leaf out of the book of Councillor Stephen K Hunt of Seven Sisters who has understood the problems we are facing with planning department corruption and has recently supported the people of East Glynneath by asking questions on our behalf in his role as chairman of the scrutiny committee for contaminated land. It should be noted that since he has asked these questions in a specific meeting relating to the development in which the head of planning refused to answer questions, the planning development manager Steve Ball offered his resignation. A sign that he was invited to leave before being pushed.

As a serving county councillor you will be aware of the role of the scrutiny committees and their importance in maintaining the integrity of the council workforce. For the head of a department to refuse to answer questions to the chair of a scrutiny committee, surely there has to be red flags flying at full mast and you as a serving member of the NPTCBC and the Glynneath Town Council should be asking questions like 'why'.

You can see information in relation to the questions asked by Councillor Hunt (the Glynneath People's Councillor) here and Councillor Hunt's take on the meeting following the questions asked.

http://www.walk-around-wales.com/county/npt/glynneath/enzo-development/archive/2021/10-2021/20211031S-WB-cllr-hunt-questions5.htm

If anyone else wants to make a comment on my actions or you would like to understand how you are supporting the Corporate Manslaughter of the people of Glynneath, please feel free to contact me. My email inbox is always open. - regards -

Dai Richards (Managing Director, Rugby Relics Ltd)

www.dai-richards.wales

dai@rugbyrelics.com

www.rugbyrelics.com
The World's Leading Supplier of Rugby Memorabilia

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Jennifer Herbert positive comment

I think Mr Richards is pursuing ALL councillors for answers, as to why contaminated waste was dumped at the ' Heol y Glyn' site in the first instance.

It is common knowledge that Cuddy dumped there, during the time in question, and also quite recently 20 tonnes was removed without prior testing?
That should send alarm bells through all of us.
What is more alarming, that no councillors inc myself, are digging deep enough ( excuse the pun) to get this site thoroughly checked for contamination, the recent site investigations seemed pretty inconclusive. 

Maybe the 10k allowances should be used to have the site independently tested by a resident led group, don't think it would cost that much.
Doing nothing, isn't an option ( me inc)

Thanks Jennifer. 

Thank you Councillor Roberts for showing support for the people of East Glynneath. I've sent an invitation to join our group Glynneath Residents Against Contamination, perhaps you would care to join it :) - Dai

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