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Mae cynghorwyr arbennig yn rhoi dimensiwn gwleidyddol i’r cyngor a’r cymorth sydd ar gael i Weinidogion, gan atgyfnerthu didueddrwydd gwleidyddol y Gwasanaeth Sifil parhaol drwy wahaniaethu y ffynhonnell o gyngor a chymorth gwleidyddol.   
Cân eu penodi gan y Prif Weinidog i helpu Gweinidogion ar faterion lle ceir gorgyffwrdd rhwng gwaith y Llywodraeth a gwaith Plaid y Llywodraeth, lle byddai’n amhriodol i weision sifil parhaol ymwneud â gwaith o’r fath. Maent yn adnodd ychwanegol i’r Gweinidog, gan roi cymorth o safbwynt sydd â mwy o ymrwymiad ac ymwybyddiaeth wleidyddol nag y byddai ar gael i Weinidog gan y Gwasanaeth Sifil parhaol. 

Roedd 10 o Gynghorwyr Arbennig yn eu swyddi drwy gydol blwyddyn ariannol 2014/15 neu am ran o’r flwyddyn, fel y nodir yn y tabl isod:

Cynghorydd Arbennig / Band Cyflog  
Andrew Bold / 2  
Madeleine Brindley /  1  
David Costa \* /  1  
Matt Greenough /  1  
Andrew Johnson / 1  
Steve Jones\*\*\* / 2  
Jo Kiernan / 2  
Andrew Pithouse\*\* /  2  
Alex Rawlin / 1  
Chris Roberts /  1  
   \* ar secondiad yn cychwyn 17/11/14  
   \*\* ar secondiad a rhan amser  
   \*\*\* gadawodd 15/9/14  
  

Cyfanswm y bil cyflogau ar gyfer y cyfnod o 1 Ebrill 2014 i 31 Mawrth 2015 oedd £626,995\. Mae hyn yn cynnwys cyflogau, cyfaniadau yswiriant gwladol y cyflogwr a chyfraniadau pensiwn. Ni wnaed unrhyw daliadau diswyddo. 

  
Bandiau Cyflog y Cynghorwyr Arbennig ar gyfer 2014\-15

Roedd bandiau cyflog ac ystodau cyflog y cynghorwyr arbennig ar gyfer 2014\-15 fel a ganlyn:

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

  






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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. 


There were 10 Special Advisors in post for all or part of the 2014/15 financial year, as set out in the table below


**Special Adviser / Pay Band**  

Andrew Bold /  2  

Madeleine Brindley /  1  

David Costa \* /  1  

Matt Greenough /   1  

Andrew Johnson /  1  

Steve Jones\*\*\* /  2  

Jo Kiernan /  2  

Andrew Pithouse\*\* /  2  

Alex Rawlin / 1  

Chris Roberts /  1  

  \* on secondment started 17/11/14  

  \*\* on secondment \& part\-time  

  \*\*\* left 15/9/14  

 


The paybill cost for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 totalled £626,995\. This includes salary, employers’ national insurance contributions and pension contributions. No severance payments were made.


  

**Special Adviser Pay Bands for 2014\-15**


The pay bands and pay ranges for special advisers for 2014\-15 were as follows:


Pay Band 1 £40,352 – £54,121  

Pay Band 2 £52,215 – £69,266