Overview
- Published today, the Child Practice Review says a pupil on 6 September 2023 showed staff explicit messages and images from Foden, triggering the police referral that led to his arrest.
- The report documents concerns raised as early as 2018 and notes a 2019 warning to Foden about professional boundaries that was not effectively acted upon.
- Chair Jan Pickles calls Foden a “sophisticated and controlling paedophile” who fostered a culture that enabled his offending, with reviewers examining an unusually large volume of material over more than a year.
- Cyngor Gwynedd’s leader issued a public apology and pledged further action after the review catalogued safeguarding failures by the council and partner agencies.
- Publication followed a brief delay over legal and information‑sharing issues, as civil lawyers pursue claims on behalf of up to 12 individuals and media reports point to possible additional victims and earlier allegations, including one from 1979.