Y broblem allweddol yr wyf yn benderfynol o geisio’i datrys yw’r oedi o fewn y system fabwysiadu, ac effaith hynny ar les y plant. Rwyf yn cydnabod bod rhaid gwneud newidiadau radical hefyd yn y modd y cyflenwir y gwasanaethau. Mae canfyddiadau’r Adolygiad Cyfiawnder Teuluol yn dangos nad yw’r system bresennol yn gweithredu bob amser er budd gorau’r plentyn. Ar 31 Mawrth 2012, roedd tua 2,500 o blant wedi bod mewn gofal am 3 blynedd neu’n hwy; yn ystod y flwyddyn i 31 Mawrth 2012, 246 mabwysiad oedd wedi eu cwblhau, sef 4.3% o gyfanswm y boblogaeth o blant sy’n derbyn gofal – ystadegyn nad yw’n cyfleu darlun calonogol.
The key problem I am determined to address is delay in the adoption system and the impact that has on the welfare of children. I too, recognise that there has to be radical changes to service delivery. The findings from the Family Justice Review tell us that the current system does not always work in the child’s best interest. As of 31st March 2012, approximately 2,500 children have been in care for 3 years or more; during the year to 31st March 2012 there were 246 adoptions, representing 4.3% of the total looked after children population – which is a statistic that does not provide an encouraging picture.