Cafodd y pecyn cymorth statudol – a oedd yn cynnwys Bwrdd Gwella a Sicrwydd statudol, penodiad cynghorwyr allanol tymor byr ar gyfer meysydd penodol a chymorth a hyfforddiant i aelodau a swyddogion – ei ddatblygu a’i deilwra’n benodol i helpu’r Cyngor i ymateb i’r risgiau a’r heriau a nodwyd gan Archwilio Cymru. Ei ddiben cyffredinol oedd sicrhau y gallai’r Cyngor gyflawni ei uchelgeisiau i ddarparu gwasanaethau o ansawdd da i bobl Merthyr Tudful ac roedd yn canolbwyntio ar gryfhau gallu’r Cyngor ei hun i wella a thrawsnewid. Cytunwyd y dylid cyflwyno’r pecyn cymorth statudol yn raddol a’i adolygu’n rheolaidd er mwyn rhoi sicrwydd bod y cymorth a ddarparwyd yn dal i fod yn addas i’w ddiben ac yn parhau i ychwanegu gwerth at daith y Cyngor tuag at welliant.
The statutory support package – which included a statutory Improvement and Assurance Board, the appointment of short term external advisers for specific areas, and member and officer support and training – was specifically developed and tailored to assist the Council in responding to the risks and challenges identified by Audit Wales. Its overall purpose was to ensure the Council could fulfil its ambitions to provide good quality services to the people of Merthyr Tydfil, and focused on bolstering the Council’s own ability to improve and transform. It was agreed the statutory support package should be phased and regularly reviewed in order to provide assurance that the support provided remained fit for purpose and continued to add value to the Council’s improvement journey.