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Fe fydd Mesur y Gymraeg (Cymru) 2011 yn darparu ar gyfer diddymu Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg a throsglwyddo ei swyddogaethau i’r Comisiynydd Iaith neu, o ran swyddogaethau hyrwyddo a hwyluso defnydd y Gymraeg, i’r Comisiynydd Iaith a/neu i Weinidogion Cymru.


Rwy’n ddiolchgar iawn i’r Bwrdd am ei gyfraniad arloesol dros y blynyddoedd, ac edrychaf ymlaen at weld ei waith yn parhau hyd nes y sefydlir swyddfa’r Comisiynydd.


Wrth edrych i’r dyfodol, rhaid cydnabod bod y tirwedd gyfansoddiadol wedi ei drawsnewid ers sefydlu’r Bwrdd yn 1993\.  Mae gennym Gynulliad a Llywodraeth Genedlaethol, Mesur Iaith pellgyrhaeddol, strategaeth iaith newydd i’w chyhoeddi’n fuan, yn dilyn ymgynghoriad \- ac rydym wrthi’n gwireddu ein strategaeth addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg. Bydd y Comisiynydd Iaith yn rhan allweddol o’r tirwedd newydd, gyda’r cyfrifoldeb am ddatblygu a rheoleiddio system newydd er mwyn sicrhau gwasanaethau Cymraeg i’r cyhoedd.


Wrth fynd i’r afael a’r newidiadau hyn, ac ystyried y ffordd ymlaen, rwyf wedi fy nhywys gan yr angen i sefydlu dyletswyddau clir i’r cyrff a fydd yn gyfrifol am y gwaith hollbwysig hwn, gan osgoi’r posibilrwydd o wrthdaro rhwng y gwaith rheoleiddio fydd angen ei wneud \- a’r gwaith o weithio mewn partneriaeth efo nifer helaeth o gyrff er mwyn datblygu ystod eang o weithgareddau cymunedol.


Yr un pryd, rwy’n gweld gwir angen i ni greu cysylltiadau cryfach rhwng rhaglenni'r Llywodraeth sy’n cefnogi’r iaith a rhaglenni perthnasol eraill sydd o dan ofal Gweinidogion Cymru.   Mae hyn yn adlewyrchu’r ffaith mai un o brif flaenoriaethau’r Llywodraeth yw gweld y Gymraeg yn ffynnu.


Wrth ystyried hyn, wyf wedi penderfynu:


* sicrhau fod y Comisiynydd yn gallu canolbwyntio ar ei rôl o sicrhau gwasanaethau Cymraeg i’r cyhoedd a bod ganddo’r adnoddau i wneud hynny.
* sicrhau fod y Llywodraeth yn gallu ysgwyddo mwy o’r cyfrifoldeb am reoli gweithgareddau o fewn ei strategaeth iaith
* creu Uned Iaith estynedig o fewn y Llywodraeth, a fydd yn gallu gweithio’n greadigol ac yn rhagweithiol efo nifer helaeth o bartneriaid, er mwyn sicrhau bod y Gymraeg yn parhau i ffynnu
* sefydlu, trwy’r Mesur Iaith, Cyngor Partneriaeth y Gymraeg er mwyn galluogi ein partneriaid i gynghori’r Llywodraeth ar ei strategaeth iaith.


Yn unol â’r penderfyniad hwn bydd y Comisiynydd yn:


* canolbwyntio ar y system reoleiddio newydd, gan gynnwys datblygu a gosod safonau, ffurfio codau ymarfer a sefydlu'r drefn orfodi newydd, gan barhau i weithredu’r system cynlluniau iaith yn y cyfamser
* monitro perfformiad cyrff yn unol â dyletswyddau wedi eu gosod arnynt
* ymdrin â chwynion gan aelodau o’r cyhoedd ynglŷn â  methiant i gydymffurfio â safonau
* cynghori a hybu arfer da ymysg cyrff preifat a chyrff y trydydd sector sy’n cwympo y tu allan i sgôp dyletswyddau statudol o dan y Mesur Iaith
* darparu ymchwil ac ystadegau ar gyfer adroddiadau 5 mlynedd y Comisiynydd ar sefyllfa’r Gymraeg a chynnal ymchwiliadau i unrhyw faes o ddiddordeb i’r Gymraeg
* cynghori Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru ac eraill ar bolisi iaith a materion cysylltiedig trwy ddatblygu a dadansoddi ymchwil ac ystadegau
* craffu yn annibynnol ar bolisïau Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a darparu sylwadau ar ddogfennau ymgynghori
* datblygu isadeiledd i gynorthwyo eraill gyda’r gwaith o ddarparu gwasanaethau Cymraeg (e.e. mewn perthynas â therminoleg a chyfieithu)
* ymdrin â cheisiadau mewn perthynas ag ymyrraeth honedig â rhyddid unigolion i ddefnyddio’r Gymraeg gyda’i gilydd


Yn unol â phenderfyniad y Llywodraeth bydd yr Uned Iaith estynedig yn:


* rheoli rhaglen grantiau’r iaith Gymraeg (gan gynnwys grantiau i’r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol a’r mentrau iaith)
* rheoli prosiectau gan gynnwys y rheini sydd wedi eu crybwyll yn y strategaeth iaith drafft (e.e. prosiect Twf)
* darparu’r ysgrifenyddiaeth ar gyfer Cyngor Partneriaeth y Gymraeg, fydd yn chwarae rhan allweddol wrth ddarparu cyngor ar ein strategaeth iaith \- a’r cynllun i’w wireddu
* cynrychioli Llywodraeth y Cynulliad  ar rwydweithiau  rhyngwladol a’r Cyngor Prydeinig\-Gwyddelig
* gweinyddu’r broses paratoi is\-ddeddfwriaeth a allai gynnwys deddfwriaeth sy’n cynnwys safonau wedi eu hargymell gan y Comisiynydd, yn unol â’r Mesur Iaith.


Yn ogystal, bydd yr Uned Iaith estynedig yn aros yn gyfrifol am waith yr Uned Iaith bresennol, gan gynnwys darparu cyngor i Weinidogion Cymru ac arwain y gwaith o ddatblygu gallu Llywodraeth y Cynulliad i weithio drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.


Bydd cyfrifoldebau’r Bwrdd yng nghyswllt goruchwylio cynllunio addysg Gymraeg gan awdurdodau lleol, ariannu’r gwasanaeth athrawon bro a Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin yn cael eu trosglwyddo i Adran Plant, Addysg, Dysgu Gydol Oes a Sgiliau  Llywodraeth y Cynulliad.


Gyda’r newidiadau hyn, fe fydd y cyfrifoldeb am gynllunio ieithyddol, ac am hybu a hyrwyddo defnyddio’r Gymraeg, yn gorwedd yn nwylo’r Comisiynydd Iaith, Llywodraeth y Cynulliad (mewn ymgynghoriad gyda Chyngor Partneriaeth y Gymraeg ac eraill) a nifer helaeth o gyrff, megis yr Urdd a’r mentrau iaith, sy’n gweithio’n ddiflino er lles y Gymraeg. Fe fydd y Mesur Iaith newydd hefyd yn galluogi’r Comisiynydd i osod dyletswydd ar awdurdodau lleol i hybu’r defnydd o’r Gymraeg.







Translation:


 
The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 will provide for the abolition of the Welsh Language Board and the transfer of its functions to the Welsh Language Commissioner or, in terms of functions to promote and facilitate the use of Welsh, to the Welsh Language Commissioner and / or the Welsh Ministers.


I am very grateful to the Board for its innovative contribution over the years, and I look forward to seeing its work continue until the establishment of the Commissioner's office.


Looking to the future, we must recognize that the constitutional landscape has been transformed since the Board was established in 1993\. We have a National Assembly, a far\-reaching Welsh Language Measure, a new language strategy to be published shortly, following consultation \- and we are delivering on our Welsh\-medium Education Strategy. The Welsh Language Commissioner will be a key part of the new landscape, with responsibility for developing a new regulatory system to ensure the delivery of Welsh language services to the public.


In dealing with these changes, and considering the way forward, I have been guided by the need to establish clearly defined duties for the bodies which will be responsible for this vital work, whilst avoiding the possibility of conflict between the regulatory work to be pursued under the Measure \- and the work of working in partnership with numerous organisations to develop a wide range of community based activities.


At the same time, I see a real need to create stronger links between Government programs that support the language and other, relevant programs, under the care of Welsh Ministers. This reflects the fact that one of the Government’s key priorities is for the Welsh language to thrive.


In considering this, I have decided to:


* ensure that the Commissioner will be able to focus on his or her role of ensuring the delivery of Welsh language services to the public and that he/she will have the resources to do so
* ensure that the Government is able to shoulder more of the responsibility for administering activities set out in its language strategy
* create an extended Language Unit within Government, which will be able to work creatively and proactively with a large number of partners, to ensure that the Welsh language continues to thrive
* establish, in accordance with the Welsh Language Measure, a Welsh Language Partnership Council to enable our partners to advise the Government on its language strategy.


In accordance with this decision the Commissioner will:


* focus on the new regulatory system, including developing and setting standards, developing codes of practice and establishing a new enforcement regime, whilst continuing to operate the Welsh language scheme system in the meantime
* monitor the performance of bodies in accordance with the duties imposed on them
* deal with complaints from members of the public about failure to comply with standards
* advise and promote good practice among private and third sector organisations that fall outside the scope of statutory duties under the Welsh Language Measure
* provide research and a statistical basis to support the Commissioner’s 5\-year reports on the position of the Welsh language and conduct inquiries into any matter of interest to the language
* advise the Welsh Assembly Government and others on language policy and related issues through the development and analysis of research and data
* provide independent scrutiny of Welsh Assembly Government policies and respond to consultation documents
* develop the infrastructure to help others with their delivery of Welsh language services (e.g. in relation to terminology and translation)
* deal with applications in relation to alleged interference with the freedom of individuals to use Welsh with one another.


In accordance with the Government’s decisions, the extended Welsh Language Unit will:


* manage the Welsh language grants programme (including grants for the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol and the mentrau iaith)
* manage projects, including those outlined in the draft language strategy (e.g. the Twf project
* provide the secretariat for the Welsh Language Partnership Council, which will have a key role in providing advice on our language strategy \- and its action plan
* represent the Welsh Assembly Government on international networks and the British\-Irish Council
* administer the process of preparing subordinate legislation which may include legislation for language standards recommended by the Commissioner, in accordance with the Welsh Language Measure.


In addition, the extended Welsh Language Unit will be responsible for the work of the current Unit, including providing advice to Government Ministers and leading the work of developing the Assembly Government's ability to work through the medium of Welsh.


The responsibilities of the Board with regard to overseeing the planning of Welsh\-medium education by local authorities, funding the athrawon bro service and Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin will transfer to the Welsh Assembly Government’s Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills.


With these changes, the responsibility for language planning, and for promoting and facilitating the use of Welsh, will lie in the hands of the Welsh Language Commissioner, the Welsh Assembly Government (in consultation with the Welsh Language Partnership Council and others) and numerous organizations, such as the Urdd and the mentrau iaith, which work tirelessly for the benefit of the language. The new Welsh Language Measure will also enable the Welsh Language Commissioner to impose a duty on local authorities to promote the use of Welsh.