Neil Foden: Head teacher failure harms trust, Gwynedd council told

Mr Jackson said in an earlier statement he would cooperate with the review.

He added: “Schools within Gwynedd council have clear procedures in place to report safeguarding concerns through their designated safeguarding officer to children’s services.

“In rare circumstances where concerns were raised directly with me, I reported them to the appropriate officer whose advice I would follow as I did in this case.”

The council’s current head of education, Gwern ap Rhisiart, told the education and economy scrutiny committee that safeguarding was a “priority” for the department.

But Sharon Roberts, representing Arfon’s parents and governors on the committee, called for an “interactive infographic” to be made showing “there is a robust process in place”.

She said: “Accept how little confidence there is out there among parents I speak to, everyone has been shocked by what has happened.”

Committee chair Cai Larsen said despite assurances of a robust system, “the public’s faith in the system has unfortunately been undermined”.