Cyflwynodd Adran 259 o Ddeddf Prentisiaethau, Sgiliau, Plant a Dysgu 2009 (“Deddf 2009”) bwerau newydd ar gyfer y Cyfrin Gyngor i roi pwerau dyfarnu graddau sylfaen i sefydliadau addysg bellach yng Nghymru drwy ddiwygio adran 76 o Ddeddf Addysg Bellach ac Uwch 1992. Daeth y ddarpariaeth hon i rym ar 1 Hydref 2010. Mae Adran 259 o Ddeddf 2009 hefyd yn rhoi dyletswydd ar Weinidogion Cymru i osod gerbron Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru adroddiad ar ei effaith o fewn pedair blynedd i’r dyddiad cychwyn.
Section 259 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”) introduced new powers for the Privy Council to grant foundation degree awarding powers to further education institutions in Wales by amending section 76 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. This provision came into force on 1 October 2010. Section 259 of the 2009 Act also places a duty on the Welsh Ministers to lay before the National Assembly for Wales a report about its effect within four years of commencement.