Rhoddwyd esboniad i’r GIG o’r angen i ailadrodd gwiriadau’r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd ar gyfer staff sy’n gofalu am blant. Rhaid i Fyrddau ac Ymddiriedolaethau Iechyd gydymffurfio â gofynion canllawiau Llywodraeth Cymru. Rhaid iddynt sicrhau bod pob gweithiwr gael gwiriad y Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd pan gaiff ei gyflogi gyntaf, os yw hynny’n fandadol, a bod gwiriadau yn cael eu cynnal yn rheolaidd bob 3 blynedd o leiaf, drwy gydol y cyfnod y caiff y gweithiwr ei gyflogi. Rhoddwyd gwybod i’r Byrddau a’r Ymddiriedolaethau Iechyd hefyd fod diffiniad newydd o ‘weithgaredd a reoleiddir’ mewn perthynas â phlant erbyn hyn, yn sgil cyflwyno’r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd ym mis Rhagfyr 2012. Rhaid i Fyrddau ac Ymddiriedolaethau Iechyd sicrhau bod eu gweithdrefnau gwirio yn cydymffurfio â’r ddeddfwriaeth ac mai dim ond os yw hynny’n gyfreithiol y cynhelir gwiriadau.
Clarification has also been provided to the NHS on the need for repeat Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for staff involved in the care of children. Health Boards and Trusts must comply with the requirements of Welsh Government guidance.  They must ensure that where it is a mandatory requirement, an employee should have a DBS check on employment, and checks should be made routinely and at repeated intervals of no more than 3 years (throughout the period of employment). Health Boards and Trusts have also been made aware that with the introduction of the DBS in December 2012 there is a new definition of ‘regulated activity’ in relation to children. Health Boards and Trusts must ensure that their checking procedures are compliant with legislation and that checks are only made where it is legal to do so.