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Yn unol ag Adran 16 y Ddeddf Diwygio a Llywodraethu Cyfansoddiadol a’r Cod Gweinidogol, yr wybodaeth ganlynol yw’r adroddiad blynyddol am gynghorwyr arbennig yn gwasanaethu Llywodraeth Cymru.    
Mae cynghorwyr arbennig yn ychwanegu dimensiwn gwleidyddol i’r cyngor a’r cymorth sydd ar gael i Weinidogion tra’n cadarnhau didueddrwydd gwleidyddol y Gwasanaeth Sifil parhaol drwy wahaniaethu ffynhonnell y cyngor a’r cymorth gwleidyddol.    
Cânt eu penodi gan y Prif Weinidog i helpu Gweinidogion ar faterion ble y byddai gwaith y Llywodraeth a gwaith y Blaid sy’n Llywodraethu yn gorgyffwrdd a ble y byddai’n amhriodol i weision sifil parhaol ymwneud â’r mater.  Maent yn adnodd ychwanegol i’r Gweinidog gan roi cymorth o safbwynt mwy gwleidyddol a mwy ymwybodol yn wleidyddol nag a fyddai ar gael i Weinidog gan y Gwasanaeth Sifil parhaol.    
Mae enwau’r cynghorwyr arbennig sydd wedi bod yn eu swyddi ers 1 Ebrill 2011 wedi’u rhestru isod.      
Mae’r rhestr yn cynnwys cynghorwyr arbennig a ddaeth i ddiwedd eu cyfnod o gyflogaeth yn ystod y flwyddyn.  * Andrew Bold \- 1/4/2011 (wedi ymddiswyddo i weithio ar ymgyrch etholiadol), 16/5/2011 – cyfnod presennol
* Ian Butler\* \- 1/4/2011 – 6/5/2011
* Jonathan Davies\* \- 4/7/2011 – cyfnod presennol
* Matt Greenough\* \- 27/6/2011 – cyfnod presennol
* Sophie Howe\* \- 1/4/2011 – 6/5/2011, 3/1/2012 – cyfnod presennol
* Steve Jones \- 1/4/2011 (wedi ymddiswyddo i weithio ar ymgyrch etholiadol), 16/5/2011 – cyfnod presennol
* Jo Kiernan \- 1/4/2011 – 6/5/2011, 9/5/2011 – cyfnod presennol
* Anna Nicholl \-  1/4/2011 – 6/5/2011
* Rhuanedd Richards \- 1/4/2011 – wedi ymddeol i weithio ar ymgyrch etholiadol
* Chris Roberts\* \- 1/4/2011 – wedi ymddeol i weithio ar ymgyrch etholiadol, 23/5/2011 – cyfnod presennol
* Steve Thomas \- 1/4/2011 – 12/4/2011

\*yn gweithio’n rhan amser  
Daw contractau Cynghorwyr Arbennig i ben naill ai pan fydd y Prif Weinidog yn rhoi’r gorau i fod yn Brif Weinidog, neu ar ddiwedd y dydd wedi diwrnod pleidleisio’r etholiad cyffredinol ar gyfer Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru.  O dan drefniadau contract presennol, mae gan Gynghorwyr Arbennig hawl i daliadau diswyddo mewn amgylchiadau o’r fath.  Felly hefyd, os bydd Cynghorydd Arbennig yn ymddiswyddo wedi cyhoeddi etholiad cyffredinol i Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru, mae ymrwymiad o dan gontract i dalu tâl ymddiswyddo iddo.  Os caiff Cynghorydd Arbenig ei ailethol wedi’r etholiad, mae disgwyl i’r unigolyn ad\-dalu unrhyw ran o’r tâl ymddiswyddo sy’n gorgyffwrdd â’r cyfnod y cânt eu hailgyflogi fel Cynghorydd Arbennig.  

Roedd cyfanswm cost cyflogau, gan gynnwys taliadau diswyddo ar gyfer y cyfnod 1 Ebrill 2011 i’r 31 Mawrth 2012 yn £468,516\.99, a £67,121\.80 ohono yn daliadau diswyddo.

Mae strwythur cyflog y cynghorwyr arbennig yn seiliedig ar fandiau eang syml.  Cafodd cynghorwyr arbennig Llywodraeth Cymru naill ai eu cyflogi neu fe ddaethant ar secondiad yn ystod y cyfnod uchod.  

Ceir rhestr isod o enwau’r Cynghorwyr Arbennig sydd yn eu swyddi ar 31 Mawrth 2012 a’u bandiau cyflog, yn ogystal ag ystod cyflog pob band cyflog ar gyfer 2011\-12\.

* Jo Kiernan (Band Cyflog 2\)


> Cyfrifol am: Y Prif Weinidog, Yr Uned Gyflawni, Deddfwriaeth, Cysylltiadau Rhynglywodraethol, Cymru o Blaid Affrica, Cymru yn y Byd, Rhyddid Gwybodaeth a Darlledu

* Andrew Bold (Band Cyflog 1\)


> Cyfrifol am: Busnes, Menter, Technoleg a Gwyddoniaeth ac Amaethyddiaeth, Pysgodfeydd a Bwyd

* Chris Roberts (Band Cyflog 1\)


> Cyfrifol am: Cyflenwi Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus a Thrafnidiaeth, a chydgysylltu gweithredu ar dlodi (ar draws portffolio)

* Sophie Howe (Band Cyflog 1\)


> Cyfrifol am: Llywodraeth Leol a Chymunedau, Tai ac Adfywio, a Chydraddoldebau

* Steve Jones (Band Cyflog 1\)


> Cyfrifol am: Y Cyfryngau, cyfathrebu a busnes y Cynulliad

* Matt Greenough (Band Cyflog 1\)


> Cyfrifol am: Addysg, Sgiliau a’r Iaith Gymraeg, Treftadaeth a Chwaraeon

* Jonathan Davies (Band Cyflog 1\)


> Cyfrifol am: Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol

  
### Bandiau Cyflog Cynghorwyr Arbennig ar gyfer 2011\-12

Mae bandiau cyflog ac ystod cyflog cynghorwyr arbennig ar gyfer 2011\-12 fel a ganlyn:  

* Band Cyflog 1 \- £40,352 – £54,121
* Band Cyflog 2 \- £52,215 – £69,266

Caiff y datganiad ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i aelodau. Os bydd aelodau eisiau i mi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ynglŷn â hyn pan fydd y Cynulliad yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn hapus i wneud hynny.

  






Translation:


 
In accordance with Section 16 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act and the Ministerial Code the following information is the annual report about special advisers serving the Welsh Government.


Special advisers add a political dimension to the advice and assistance available to Ministers while reinforcing the political impartiality of the permanent Civil Service by distinguishing the source of political advice and support. 


They are appointed by the First Minister to help Ministers on matters where the work of Government and the work of the Government Party overlap and where it would be inappropriate for permanent civil servants to become involved. They are an additional resource for the Minister providing assistance from a standpoint that is more politically committed and politically aware than would be available to a Minister from the permanent Civil Service. 


Listed below are the names of the special advisers who have been in post from 1 April 2011 onwards.


The list includes special advisers whose employment ended during the year:


* Andrew Bold \- 1/4/2011 (resigned to work on election campaign), 16/5/2011 \- present
* Ian Butler\* \- 1/4/2011 – 6/5/2011
* Jonathan Davies\* \- 4/7/2011 \- present
* Matt Greenough\* \- 27/6/2011 \- present
* Sophie Howe\* \- 1/4/2011 – 6/5/2011,3/1/2012 – present
* Steve Jones \- 1/4/2011 (resigned to work on election campaign), 16/5/2011 \- present
* Jo Kiernan \- 1/4/2011 – 6/5/2011, 9/5/2011 – present
* Anna Nicholl \- 1/4/2011 – 6/5/2011
* Rhuanedd Richards \- 1/4/2011 – resigned to work on election campaign
* Chris Roberts\* \- 1/4/2011 – resigned to work on election campaign, 23/5/2011 \- present
* Steve Thomas \- 1/4/2011 – 12/4/2011


\*engaged part time


 


The contracts of Special Advisers are terminated when either the First Minister ceases to hold office as First Minister, or the end of the day after polling day at a general election to the National Assembly for Wales. Under existing contractual arrangements, Special Advisers are entitled to severance payments in such circumstances. Similarly, if a Special Adviser resigns upon the announcement of a general election to the National Assembly for Wales, there is a contractual obligation to make a severance payment. If a Special Adviser is subsequently re\-appointed post\-election, the individual is required to repay any part of the severance which overlaps with the period from which they are re\-employed as a Special Adviser.     


The paybill cost, including severance, for the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 totalled £468,516\.99, of which £67,121\.80 was severance. 


The special advisers pay structure is based on simple broad bands.  Special advisers in the Welsh Government were engaged during the above period on either an employed or secondment basis. 


Listed below are the names of the Special Advisers in post at 31 March 2012 and their pay bands, together with each pay band’s pay range for 2011\-12:


* Jo Kiernan (Payband 2\)



> Responsible for: First Minister, Delivery Unit, Legislation, Inter\-Governmental relations, Wales for Africa, Wales in the World, Freedom of Information and Broadcasting


* Andrew Bold (Payband 1\)



> Responsible for: Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science and Agriculture, Fisheries and Food


* Chris Roberts (Payband 1\)



> Responsible for: Public Service Delivery and Transport, and co\-ordinating action on Poverty (cross portfolio)


* Sophie Howe (Payband 1\)



> Responsible for: Local Government and Communities, Housing and Regeneration, and Equalities


* Steve Jones (Payband 1\)



> Responsible for: Media, communications and Assembly business


* Matt Greenough (Payband 1\)



> Responsible for: Education, Skills and the Welsh Language, Heritage and Sport


* Jonathan Davies (Payband 1\)



> Responsible for: Health and Social Services


### Special Adviser Pay Bands for 2011\-12


The pay bands and pay ranges for special advisers for 2011\-12 were as follows:


* Pay Band 1 £40,352 – £54,121
* Pay Band 2 £52,215 – £69,266


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Assembly returns I would be happy to do so.