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Rwy’n cyhoeddi cynnal ailbenodiadau ar gyfer tymor newydd o 12 mis ar gyfer y Cadeirydd a thri aelod o Banel Annibynnol Cymru ar Gydnabyddiaeth Ariannol. Bydd y penodiadau hyn yn dechrau ar 1 Ionawr 2012\.

Sefydlwyd Panel Annibynnol Cymru ar Gydnabyddiaeth Ariannol ym mis Ionawr 2008 a bu’n gweithredu o dan Reoliadau’r Awdurdodau Lleol (Lwfansau i Aelodau) (Cymru) 2007\. Roedd y Rheoliadau’n gofyn i’r Panel bennu uchafswm ar gyfer y lwfansau yr oedd awdurdodau lleol yng Nghymru yn cael talu i’w cynghorwyr ac aelodau cyfetholedig penodol. Bellach mae’r Panel yn gweithredu o dan Fesur Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru) 2011\.  Mae’r Mesur wedi ehangu cylch gwaith y Panel i gynnwys awdurdodau’r Parciau Cenedlaethol, awdurdodau tân ac achub Cymru a chynghorau cymuned a thref. Mae’r Panel yn pennu lefelau lwfansau y mae’r awdurdodau’n cael talu i’w haelodau, yn ogystal â gosod uchafswm. Mae’r Panel yn cael gwneud argymhellion gwahanol ar gyfer y gwahanol awdurdodau. 

O dan Fesur Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru) 2011, yr aelodaeth ar gyfer Panel Annibynnol Cymru ar Gydnabyddiaeth Ariannol yw Cadeirydd a phedwar aelod a benodir gan Weinidogion Cymru. Mae’r aelodau’n gwasanaethu am dymor na chaiff fod yn hirach na phedair blynedd ac sy’n adnewyddadwy am hyd at ddeng mlynedd fan bellaf. Rhaid i Aelodau’r Panel ethol un o’u plith fel Is\-gadeirydd. 

Mae Mesur Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru) 2011 yn ehangu cylch gwaith a phŵer y Panel a hefyd yn cyflwyno ffordd o gadw cydbwysedd ar ei bwerau newydd. 

Yr aelodau sy’n cael eu hailbenodi ar gyfer tymor newydd yw:\-

* Richard Penn fel Cadeirydd
* John Bader – Aelod
* Declan Hall – Aelod
* Gareth Newton – Aelod

Yn sgil dilyn proses recriwtio cyhoeddus, cafodd yr Aelodau hyn eu penodi’n gyntaf ar 1 Ionawr 2008 am gyfnodau o bedair blynedd a ddaw i ben ar 31 Rhagfyr 2011\. Mae’r Cadeirydd a’r tri Aelod wedi eu hailbenodi am gyfnod newydd o 12 mis. Nid ydynt yn dal unrhyw swydd Weinidogol arall.  

Rwyf felly wedi awdurdodi cychwyn proses recriwtio ar gyfer pob un o’r pum aelod o’r Panel, un i ymuno cyn gynted â phosibl a’r pedwar arall i ddechrau ym mis Ionawr 2013\.  Mae’r aelodau presennol yn cael ymgeisio os ydynt am wneud hynny. Mae’r hysbyseb wedi’i chyhoeddi ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru, a’r dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw 6 Chwefror 2012\. 

Mae angen mwy o amrywiaeth mewn penodiadau cyhoeddus gan ein bod yn awyddus i sicrhau bod y penderfyniadau a wneir yn ystyried safbwyntiau a materion gwahanol. Mae’n hanfodol hyrwyddo amrywiaeth mewn penodiadau cyhoeddus os ydym am gynyddu nifer y menywod, y bobl o leiafrifoedd ethnig a’r bobl anabl, yn ogystal â grwpiau eraill sydd heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol, sy’n cael cyfle i wasanaethu ar fyrddau. Rydym hefyd yn awyddus i ddenu’r rheini na fyddent fel arall wedi ystyried gwasanaethu ar gorff cyhoeddus.

Dylid gwneud penodiadau gweinidogol i swyddi cyhoeddus ar sail teilyngdod bob amser, a dylai prosesau clir fod ar waith i sicrhau tegwch a thryloywder, er mwyn cael cymaint o amrywiaeth â phosibl ymhlith yr ymgeiswyr. 

Dylai’r egwyddorion hyn ein helpu i ehangu maes yr ymgeiswyr posibl gan greu pwll mwy cynrychiadol o bobl i wneud penderfyniadau yng Nghymru.

Nid yw menywod yn cael eu cynrychioli’n ddigonol ar lawer lefel yn ein bywyd cyhoeddus ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i geisio rhoi sylw i hynny. Ar hyn o bryd, mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio gyda’r Comisiwn Cydraddoldeb a Hawliau Dynol a chyrff eraill i nodi’r camau y mae angen eu cymryd i greu pwll mwy cynrychiadol o bobl ar gyfer gwneud penderfyniadau, ac i gynyddu nifer y menywod sy’n cael eu penodi i swyddi cyhoeddus.

Er nad yw’r penodiadau i’r Panel o fewn cylch gwaith y Comisiynydd Penodiadau Cyhoeddus, byddant yn cael eu gwneud trwy ddilyn proses Cod Ymarfer y Comisiynydd fel yr arfer gorau. 

Mae Dr Rita Austin wedi penderfynu nad yw am gael ei hystyried ar gyfer ei hailbenodi, ond mae wedi gwasanaethu’r Panel yn dda gyda’i phrofiad eang ym maes gwasanaethau cyhoeddus llywodraeth leol, addysg, iechyd ac asiantaethau cyfiawnder troseddol. Hoffwn fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i ddiolch i Dr Rita Austin am ei phedair blynedd o wasanaeth ar Banel Annibynnol Cymru ar Gydnabyddiaeth Ariannol.







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I am announcing reappointments for a new term of 12 months for the Chair and three members of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales. These appointments will run from 1st January 2012\.


The Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales was established in January 2008 and operated under the Local Authorities (Allowances for Members) (Wales) Regulations 2007\. The Regulations required the Panel to determine the maximum level of allowances payable by local authorities in Wales to their councillors and certain co\-opted members. The Panel now operates under Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011\. The Measure has extended the Panel’s remit to also include National Park authorities, Welsh fire and rescue authorities and community and town councils. The Panel may now prescribe the levels of allowances payable by authorities to their members, in addition to setting maximum levels. The Panel may make different recommendations for different authorities.


The Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 provides for membership of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales to consist of a Chairperson and four members appointed by the Welsh Ministers. Members serve terms which must not exceed four years and which are renewable up to a maximum period of ten years. The Members of the Panel must elect one of their numbers as Vice\-chairperson.


The Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 extends the remit and power of the Panel, as well as putting in place important checks and balances on their new powers.


The members who are being reappointed for a new term are:\-


* Richard Penn as Chairperson
* John Bader – Member
* Declan Hall – Member
* Gareth Newton – Member


 


These Members were first appointed on 1 January 2008 for four year terms expiring on 31 December 2011 following a public recruitment exercise. The Chair and three Members have been re\-appointed for a new term of 12 months. They do not hold any other Ministerial appointment.  


I have therefore authorised the commencement of a recruitment exercise for all five members of the Panel, one to join as soon as possible and the other four to start in January 2013\.  Existing members will be able to apply if they wish.  The advertisement is on the Welsh Government website with a closing date of 6 February 2012 for applications.


There is a need for greater diversity in public appointments as we need to ensure that decisions made take account of different viewpoints and issues.   The promotion of diversity in public appointments is crucial to ensuring that we not only increase the number of women, ethnic minorities and disabled people, as well as other under\-represented groups, on boards but that we also seek to attract those who would not have thought of serving on public bodies.


Ministerial appointments to public office should always be on merit and there should be clear processes in place to ensure fairness and openness which can have the biggest impact on the diversity of the field.


These principles should enable us to widen the field of potential candidates and help us to deliver a more representative pool of decision makers in Wales.  

Women are under represented at many levels in public life and we have given a commitment at Welsh Government to seek to address this. Welsh Government is currently working with the Equality and Human Rights Commission and other bodies to identify steps to deliver a more representative pool of decision makers and greater numbers of women in public appointments.


Although appointments to the Panel do not come within the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ remit they will be made following a process that takes into account the Commissioner’ Code as best practice.


Dr Rita Austin has decided against being considered for reappointment but has served the Panel well with her extensive public service experience in local government, education, health and criminal justice agencies.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr Rita Austin for her four years of service with the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales.