Cymeradwywyd cylch gorchwyl yr ymchwiliad gan Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru a’r Loteri Fawr. Perthynas gontractiol sydd rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru ac AWEMA. Bwriad yr ymchwiliad oedd darparu cyngor ynghylch digonolrwydd ac effeithiolrwydd y rheolaethau ariannol a’r prosesau llywodraethu o fewn AWEMA er mwyn ein galluogi i wneud penderfyniadau gwybodus ar fyrder pa un a fyddai’n ddiogel parhau i roi cyllid cyhoeddus i AWEMA. Cydnabuwyd o’r dechrau’n deg bod angen dwyn i sylw Heddlu De Cymru a’r Comisiwn Elusennau yr honiadau bod unigolion wedi cyflawni gweithgareddau y gellid eu hystyried yn rhai troseddol neu a allai effeithio ar statws elusennol AWEMA. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cadw mewn cysylltiad cyson â nhw trwy gydol y broses ymchwilio.
The terms of reference for the investigation were agreed with the Wales Audit Office and the Big Lottery.  The Welsh Government’s relationship with AWEMA is a contractual one.  The focus of the investigation was to provide advice on the adequacy and effectiveness of the financial controls and governance processes in place within AWEMA, to allow informed decisions to be made without delay on whether public funding for AWEMA could safely continue.  It was recognised from the outset that allegations that individuals had committed potentially criminal activity, or potentially affecting AWEMA’s charitable status, were matters that should be drawn to the attention of South Wales Police and the Charity Commission.  Liaison with them has continued throughout the Welsh Government’s investigation process.