Mae cydweithredu effeithiol a gwaith amlasiantaeth yn anhepgor er mwyn cyflawni ein cyfrifoldebau. Rwyf wedi dweud y byddaf yn mabwysiadu’r patrwm Darparu Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus o chwe Bwrdd Diogelu Plant, a’r cyrff statudol ar gyfer oedolion sy’n cyfateb iddynt. Rwy’n dal i fod wedi ymrwymo i hynny, ond mae angen inni hefyd sicrhau bod ein cynigion yn gallu gwrthsefyll unrhyw newidiadau y gallem fod eisiau eu cyflwyno mewn blynyddoedd diweddarach. Mae’r ymgynghoriad hefyd wedi dangos cefnogaeth i’n cynnig i sicrhau trefniadau ariannu mwy cadarn ar gyfer y Byrddau, ac wedi rhoi arwydd fod angen gwaith pellach er mwyn deall manteision cael Cadeiryddion annibynnol i’r Byrddau. Rwyf wedi penderfynu peidio â phennu’r pwynt diwethaf hwn mewn statud, ond credaf fod angen gweithio i sicrhau bod Byrddau yn gallu gwneud dewisiadau mwy gwybodus. Byddwn yn troi ein sylw at hyn. Efallai y byddwn hefyd yn manteisio ar y cyfle hwn i sicrhau bod aelodau statudol y Byrddau oedolion ac aelodau statudol y Byrddau plant yn cydweithio er mwyn cyflawni’r un nod.
Effective collaboration and multi-agency working are pre-requisites to the delivery of our responsibilities. I have said that I would be adopting the Public Service Delivery footprint of six for Safeguarding Children Boards and the new statutory equivalent for adults. I continue to be committed to that, but we also need to future proof our proposals to accommodate any changes we may want to make in later years. We have also received support through the consultation to ensure more robust funding arrangements for Boards, and a signal that further work is required to better understand the advantages of Boards having independent Chairs. I have decided not to seek to prescribe this latter point through statute, but I think that there is work to be done so that Boards can make more informed choices. This work will be put in hand. We might also take this opportunity to ensure synergy between the statutory members of the adults and children Boards.