Dywedais y byddai trefniadau arweinyddiaeth strategol yn cael eu gosod cyn sefydlu'r Bwrdd Cenedlaethol y darperir ar ei gyfer yn y Bil. Ym mis Mawrth, cyhoeddais y byddai Panel Cynghori ar Ddiogelu yn cael ei sefydlu, dan gadeiryddiaeth Phil Hodgson, cyn Gyfarwyddwr Corfforaethol Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol Cyngor Dinas Abertawe. Mr Hodgson oedd cadeirydd y Fforwm Diogelu Plant, a adroddodd i mi ym mis Awst 2011. Cyflwynodd y Fforwm gryn dipyn o dystiolaeth sy'n sail i nifer o ddatblygiadau ar yr agenda diogelu, gan gynnwys datblygu un Bwrdd Cenedlaethol, ad-drefnu Byrddau Diogelu a'r egwyddor o ystyried uno byrddau oedolion a phlant. Mae copi o adroddiad y Fforwm ar gael yn:
I said that strategic leadership arrangements would be put in place in advance of the establishment of the National Board provided for in the Bill. In March, I announced the establishment of the Safeguarding Advisory Panel – chaired by the former Corporate Director Social Services of Swansea City Council, Phil Hodgson. Mr Hodgson previously chaired the Safeguarding Children Forum, which reported to me in August 2011. The Forum provided considerable evidence on which a number of the developments in the safeguarding agenda are based, including the development of a single National Board, the configuration of Safeguarding Boards and the principle of considering the merger of adults and children boards. A copy of the Forum’s report can be found at: