Yn dilyn gwerthusiad o'r ceisiadau am y contract hwn, penodwyd ICS Assessment Services Ltd. i drefnu a chynnal yr asesiadau annibynnol o ofal a chymorth y gofynnir amdanynt. Mae gan ICS brofiad sylweddol o ofal cymdeithasol ac o gynnal asesiadau, yn sgil gwaith blaenorol gydag amrywiol awdurdodau lleol ar draws Cymru a Lloegr. Mae swyddogion wedi cyfarfod cynrychiolwyr ICS, Cymdeithas Cyfarwyddwyr Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol Cymru a Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru er mwyn cytuno ar broses a fydd yn cael ei dilyn i gyflawni'r asesiadau annibynnol a gweithio drwy'r camau ymarferol cysylltiedig. Mae'r gwaith wedi hen ddechrau, felly dylai'r trefniadau ar gyfer cynnal asesiadau ICS fod yn eu lle erbyn diwedd y mis. Cyn hir byddaf yn ysgrifennu at y rhai arferai dderbyn taliadau Grant Byw'n Annibynnol Cymru sydd wedi gofyn am asesiad annibynnol o'u gofal a chymorth er mwyn rhoi rhagor o fanylion iddynt a chadarnhau beth sydd angen iddynt ei wneud i gael asesiad.
Following evaluation of the bids received for this contract, ICS Assessment Services Ltd. has now been appointed to organise and undertake the independent care and support assessments requested. ICS has significant experience in both social care and undertaking assessments, having worked previously with a range of local authorities across Wales and England. Officials have met with representatives of ICS, the Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru and the Welsh Local Government Association, to agree the process that will be followed to complete the independent assessments and to work through the practicalities associated with this. This is well advanced so that the arrangements to begin to undertake ICS assessments should be in place by the end of this month. I will be writing shortly to those former WILG recipients who have requested an independent care and support assessment be update them in more detail on this and to confirm what they need to do to pursue their assessment.