Mesur Addysg (Cymru) 2009 RHAN 1 APELAU A HAWLIADAU ADDYSG GAN BLANT Apelau anghenion addysgol arbennig Hawl plentyn i apelio mewn cysylltiad ag anghenion addysgol arbennig 1 1 Diwygir Deddf Addysg 1996 (p. 56) yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ar ôl adran 332 mewnosoder— Appeals by children Right of a child to appeal to the Welsh Tribunal 332ZA 1 This section applies to the rights of a parent of a child to appeal to the Welsh Tribunal under any of the following provisions— a section 325(2) (appeal against decision not to make statement); b section 326(1) (appeal against contents of statement); c section 328(3)(b) (reviews of educational needs); d section 329(2)(b) (assessment of educational needs at request of child’s parent); e section 329A(8)(b) (review of assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body); f paragraph 8(3)(b) of Schedule 27 (change of named school); g paragraph 11(2)(b) of Schedule 27 (ceasing to maintain a statement). 2 The child may exercise the rights conferred on the parent in respect of that child. 3 The child’s rights are exercisable concurrently with the parent’s rights. 4 The exercise of rights under this section is subject to provision made by regulations under sections 332ZC and 336(1). . Hysbysu a chyflwyno dogfennau 2 1 Diwygir Deddf Addysg 1996 (p. 56) yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ar ôl adran 332ZA mewnosoder— Notice and service of documents on a child 332ZB 1 This section applies if a local education authority in Wales is required to give notice to or serve a document on a parent of a child under any of the following provisions— a section 325 (appeal against decision not to make statement); b section 328 (reviews of educational needs); c section 329 (assessment of educational needs at request of child’s parent); d section 329A(8) (review or assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body); e paragraph 3 of Schedule 26 (manner and timing of assessments); f paragraph 2A of Schedule 27 (amendments to a statement); g paragraph 2B(2) of Schedule 27 (provision of additional information); h paragraph 6 of Schedule 27 (service of statement); i paragraph 8 of Schedule 27 (change of named school); j paragraph 11 of Schedule 27 (ceasing to maintain a statement). 2 The local education authority must give notice to, or serve the document on, the child as well as on the parent. 3 Any provision applicable to notices given to or documents served on a parent applies equally to notices given to or documents served on a child. . Cyfeillion achos 3 1 Diwygir Deddf Addysg 1996 (p. 56) yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ar ôl adran 332ZB mewnosoder— Case friends — Wales 332ZC 1 The Welsh Ministers may provide by regulations for a child to have a person (referred to in this Part as a “case friend”)— a to make representations on behalf of a child with a view to avoiding or resolving disagreements about the exercise by local education authorities in Wales of functions under this Part, and b to exercise the rights of a child under section 332ZA on the child’s behalf. 2 A child’s case friend must— a make representations and exercise rights fairly and competently, b have no interest adverse to that of the child; c ensure that all steps and decisions taken by the case friend are for the benefit of the child and take account of the child’s views. 3 Regulations made under this section may (among other things)— a confer functions on the Welsh Tribunal; b make provision about procedures in relation to case friends; c make provision about the appointment and removal of case friends; d specify the circumstances in which a person may or may not act as a case friend; e specify the circumstances in which a child must have a case friend; f specify further requirements in respect of the conduct of case friends. . Cyngor a gwybodaeth 4 1 Diwygir Deddf Addysg 1996 (p. 56) yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Yn adran 332A (cyngor a gwybodaeth i rieni)— a yn y pennawd, ar ôl y gair “parents” mewnosoder “— England”; b yn is-adran (1), ar ôl y geiriau “local education authority” mewnosoder “in England”; c yn is-adran (2), yn lle “given—” rhodder “given by the Secretary of State.”; d yn is-adran (2), hepgorer paragraffau (a) a (b). 3 Ar ôl adran 332A mewnosoder— Advice and information — Wales 332AA 1 A local education authority in Wales must arrange for any child in their area with special educational needs, for a parent of any such child and for a case friend for any such child, to be provided with advice and information about matters relating to those needs. 2 In making the arrangements, the authority must have regard to any guidance given by the Welsh Ministers. 3 The arrangements must comply with any provisions made in regulations by the Welsh Ministers that relate to the arrangements. 4 The authority must take such steps as they consider appropriate for making the services provided under subsection (1) known to— a children in their area, b parents of children in their area, c head teachers and proprietors of schools in their area, and d such other persons as they consider appropriate. . Datrys anghydfodau 5 1 Diwygir adran 332B o Ddeddf Addysg 1996 (p. 56) yn unol ag is-adran (2). 2 Yn adran 332B (datrys anghydfodau)— a yn y pennawd, ar ôl y gair “disputes” mewnosoder “— England”; b yn is-adrannau (1) a (2), ar ôl y geiriau “local education authority” mewnosoder “in England”; c yn is-adran (4), yn lle “given—” rhodder “given by the Secretary of State.”; d yn is-adran (4), hepgorer paragraffau (a) a (b). 3 Ar ôl adran 332B mewnosoder— Resolution of disputes — Wales 332BA 1 A local education authority in Wales must make arrangements with a view to avoiding or resolving disagreements between— a authorities and children in their area about the exercise by authorities of functions under this Part, and b authorities and parents of children in their area about the exercise by authorities of functions under this Part. 2 A local education authority in Wales must also make arrangements with a view to avoiding or resolving, in each relevant school, disagreements between— a a relevant child and the proprietor of the school about the special educational provision made for that child, and b the parents of a relevant child and the proprietor of the school about the special educational provision made for that child. 3 The arrangements must provide for the appointment of independent persons with the functions of facilitating the avoidance or resolution of such disagreements. 4 In making the arrangements, the authority must have regard to any guidance given by the Welsh Ministers. 5 The arrangements must comply with any provisions made in regulations by the Welsh Ministers that relate to the arrangements. 6 The authority must take such steps as they consider appropriate for making the arrangements under subsections (1) and (2) known to— a children in their area, b parents of children in their area, c head teachers and proprietors of schools in their area, and d such other persons as they consider appropriate. 7 The arrangements cannot affect the entitlement of a child or a parent of a child to appeal to the Tribunal, and the authority must take such steps as they consider appropriate to make that fact known to children, to parents of children and to case friends for children in their area. 8 In this section— “authorities” means the governing bodies of maintained schools and the local education authority; “relevant child” means a child who has special educational needs and is a registered pupil at a relevant school. 9 For the purposes of this section a school is a relevant school in relation to a child if it is— a a maintained school or a maintained nursery school, b a pupil referral unit, c an independent school named in the statement maintained for the child under section 324, or d a school approved under section 342. . Gwasanaethau eirioli annibynnol 6 1 Diwygir Deddf Addysg 1996 (p. 56) yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ar ôl adran 332BA mewnosoder y canlynol— Independent advocacy services — Wales 332BB 1 Every local education authority in Wales must— a make arrangements for the provision of independent advocacy services in their area; b refer any child in their area who requests independent advocacy services to a service provider; c refer any person who is a case friend for a child in their area and who requests independent advocacy services to a service provider. 2 In this section “independent advocacy services” are services providing advice and assistance (by way of representation or otherwise) to a child— a making, or intending to make an appeal to the Tribunal under section 332ZA, or b considering whether to appeal to the Tribunal under that section, or c taking part in or intending to take part in dispute resolution arrangements made under section 332BA. 3 In making arrangements under this section, every local education authority must have regard to the principle that any services provided under the arrangements must be independent of any person who is— a the subject of an appeal to the Tribunal, or b involved in investigating or adjudicating on such an appeal. 4 The arrangements must comply with any provisions made in regulations by the Welsh Ministers that relate to the arrangements. 5 Every local education authority in Wales must take such steps as they consider appropriate for making the arrangements under this section known to— a children in their area, b parents of children in their area, c head teachers and proprietors of schools in their area, and d such other persons as they consider appropriate. 6 The arrangements may include provision for payments to be made to, or in relation to, any person carrying out functions in accordance with the arrangements. 7 A local education authority must have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Welsh Ministers. . Gweithdrefn y Tribiwnlys 7 1 Diwygir adran 336 o Ddeddf Addysg 1996 (p. 56) yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ar ddiwedd is-adran (2)(n), hepgorer “and”. 3 Ar ôl is-adran (2)(o) mewnosoder— p enabling the Welsh Tribunal to stay proceedings on an appeal, and q for adding and substituting parties. . Gweithdrefnau ar gyfer gwneud rheoliadau 8 1 Diwygir adran 569 (rheoliadau) o Ddeddf Addysg 1996 (p. 56) yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Yn is-adran (1), ar ôl “Secretary of State” mewnosoder “or the Welsh Ministers”. 3 Yn is-adran (2), ar ôl “Act” mewnosoder “made by the Secretary of State”. 4 Ar ôl is-adran (2A) mewnosoder— 2B A statutory instrument containing regulations under sections 332ZC, 332AA, 332BA, 332BB or 336 made by the Welsh Ministers is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales. 2C Paragraphs 33 to 35 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 make provision about the National Assembly for Wales procedures that apply to any statutory instrument containing regulations or an order made in exercise of functions conferred upon the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales by this Act that have been transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of that Schedule. . 5 Yn is-adran (4) ar ôl “thinks fit” mewnosoder “or the Welsh Ministers think fit”. Hawliadau gwahaniaethu ar sail anabledd Hawl plentyn i wneud hawliad anabledd 9 1 Diwygir Atodlen 17 i Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Yn y pennawd i baragraff 3 (awdurdodaeth), ar ôl “ Jurisdiction ” mewnosoder “— England and Wales ”. 3 Ar ôl paragraff 3 mewnosoder— 3A Jurisdiction — Wales 1 A claim that a responsible body for a school in Wales has contravened Chapter 1 of Part 6 in relation to a person because of disability may be made to the Tribunal by that person (“the relevant person”). 2 But this paragraph does not apply to a claim to which paragraph 13 or 14 applies. 3 The relevant person’s right to claim is exercisable concurrently with the right of the relevant person’s parent under paragraph 3. 4 The exercise of rights under this paragraph is subject to provision made by regulations under paragraphs 6 and 6A. . Amser ar gyfer dwyn achos 10 1 Diwygir Atodlen 17 i Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ym mharagraff 4 (amser ar gyfer dwyn achos), ar ôl is-baragraff (2), rhodder— 2A If, in relation to proceedings or prospective proceedings on a claim under paragraph 3 or 3A, the dispute is referred for resolution in pursuance of arrangements under paragraph 6C or for conciliation in pursuance of arrangements under section 27 of the Equality Act 2006 before the end of the period of 6 months mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), that period is extended by 3 months. . Gweithdrefn y Tribiwnlys 11 1 Diwygir Atodlen 17 i Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ym mharagraff 6 (gweithdrefn)— a yn is-baragraff (2)(a), ar ôl “paragraph 3” mewnosoder “or 3A”; b ar ôl is-baragraff (3)(c), mewnosoder “(ca) for adding and substituting parties;”. Cyfeillion achos 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cyngor a gwybodaeth 13 1 Diwygir Atodlen 17 i Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ar ôl paragraff 6A (cyfeillion achos — Cymru) mewnosoder— 6B Advice and information — Wales 1 A local authority in Wales must arrange for any disabled child in its area and for the case friend of any such child to be provided with advice and information about matters relating to disability discrimination in schools. 2 In making the arrangements, the local authority must have regard to any guidance given by the Welsh Ministers. 3 The arrangements must comply with any provisions made in regulations by the Welsh Ministers that relate to the arrangements. 4 The local authority must take such steps as it considers appropriate for making the services provided under sub-paragraph (1) known to— a disabled children in its area, b parents of disabled children in its area, c head teachers and proprietors of schools in its area, and d such other persons as it considers appropriate. . Datrys anghydfodau 14 1 Diwygir Atodlen 17 i Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ar ôl paragraff 6B (cyngor a gwybodaeth — Cymru) mewnosoder— 6C Resolution of disputes — Wales 1 A local authority in Wales must make arrangements with a view to avoiding or resolving disagreements between responsible bodies and disabled children in its area about contraventions of Chapter 1 of Part 6. 2 The arrangements must provide for the appointment of independent persons with the functions of facilitating the avoidance or resolution of such disagreements. 3 In making the arrangements, the local authority must have regard to any guidance given by the Welsh Ministers. 4 The arrangements must comply with any provisions made in regulations by the Welsh Ministers that relate to the arrangements. 5 The local authority must take such steps as it considers appropriate for making the arrangements under sub-paragraph (1) known to— a disabled children in its area, b parents of disabled children in its area, c head teachers and proprietors of schools in its area, and d such other persons as it considers appropriate. 6 The arrangements cannot affect the entitlement of any person to make a claim to the Tribunal, and the local authority must take such steps as it considers appropriate to make that fact known to disabled children, to parents of disabled children and to case friends for disabled children in its area. . Gwasanaethau eirioli annibynnol 15 1 Diwygir Atodlen 17 i Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ar ôl paragraff 6C (datrys anghydfodau — Cymru) mewnosoder— 6D Independent advocacy services — Wales 1 Every local authority in Wales must— a make arrangements for the provision of independent advocacy services in its area; b refer any disabled child in its area who requests independent advocacy services to a service provider; c refer any person who is a case friend for a disabled child in its area and who requests independent advocacy services to a service provider. 2 In this paragraph “independent advocacy services” are services providing advice and assistance (by way of representation or otherwise) to a disabled child who is— a making, or intending to make a claim that a responsible body has contravened Chapter 1 of Part 6 because of the child’s disability; or b considering whether to make such a claim; or c taking part in or intending to take part in dispute resolution arrangements made under paragraph 6C. 3 In making arrangements under this paragraph, every local authority must have regard to the principle that any services provided under the arrangements must be independent of any person who is— a the subject of a claim to the Tribunal, or b involved in investigating or adjudicating on such a claim. 4 The arrangements must comply with any provisions made in regulations by the Welsh Ministers that relate to the arrangements. 5 Every local authority in Wales must take such steps as it considers appropriate for making the arrangements under this paragraph known to— a disabled children in its area, b parents of disabled children in its area, c head teachers and proprietors of schools in its area, and d such other persons as it considers appropriate. 6 The arrangements may include provision for payments to be made to, or in relation to, any person carrying out functions in accordance with the arrangements. 7 A local authority must have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Welsh Ministers. . Rôl Gweinidogion Cymru 16 1 Diwygir Atodlen 17 i Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Ar ôl paragraff 6D (gwasanaethau eirioli annibynnol — Cymru) mewnosoder— 6E Power of direction — Wales 1 If the Welsh Ministers are satisfied (whether on a complaint or otherwise) that a local authority— a has acted, or is proposing to act, unreasonably in the discharge of a duty imposed by or under paragraph 6B, 6C or 6D, or b has failed to discharge a duty imposed by or under any of those paragraphs, they may give that local authority such directions as to the discharge of the duty as appear to them to be expedient. 2 A direction may be given under sub-paragraph (1) even if the performance of the duty is contingent on the opinion of the local authority. 3 A direction— a may be varied or revoked by the Welsh Ministers; b may be enforced, on the application of the Welsh Ministers, by a mandatory order obtained in accordance with section 31 of the Senior Courts Act 1981. . Treialu Treialu hawliau plentyn i apelio neu i wneud hawliad 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pŵer i wneud darpariaeth ynghylch apelau a hawliadau gan blentyn 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dehongli adrannau 17 ac 18 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diddymu ac ailddeddfu Deddf Gwahaniaethu ar sail Anabledd 1995 yn y dyfodol Pwerau mewn perthynas â diddymu ac ailddeddfu Deddf Gwahaniaethu ar sail Anabledd 1995 20 1 Mae'r adran hon yn gymwys os diddymir ac ail-ddeddfir, gan Ddeddf Seneddol, Ran 4 o Ddeddf Gwahaniaethu ar sail Anabledd 1995 (wedi neu heb ei haddasu). 2 Yn is-adran (1) mae'r ymadrodd “diddymir ac ail-ddeddfir” yn cynnwys diddymu ac ailddeddfu cyn cychwyn y diddymiad ac ailddeddfiad. 3 Caiff Gweinidogion Cymru, drwy orchymyn— a gwneud darpariaeth sy'n cyfateb i ddarpariaeth a wneir gan adrannau 9 i 16 o'r Mesur hwn, a b gwneud y cyfryw ddarpariaeth arall ag y byddant o'r farn ei bod yn briodol iddynt ei gwneud yn sgil unrhyw ddarpariaeth a wneir o dan baragraff (a). 4 Mae'r pŵer a roddir gan is-adran (3) yn cynnwys pŵer i ddiwygio neu ddiddymu unrhyw ddeddfiad (pa bryd bynnag y caiff ei basio neu ei wneud), gan gynnwys unrhyw ddarpariaeth yn y Mesur hwn. 5 Yn yr adran hon mae “deddfiad” yn cynnwys deddfiad a geir mewn is-ddeddfwriaeth, o fewn ystyr Deddf Ddehongli 1978 (p.30) . RHAN 2 AMRYWIOL A CHYFFREDINOL Diwygiadau i Ran 7 o Ddeddf Addysg 2002 Y cyfnod sylfaen 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diwygiadau i Ddeddf Dysgu a Medrau 2000 Hawliau mewn perthynas â'r cwricwlwm lleol ar gyfer myfyrwyr 16 i 18 oed 22 1 Diwygir Deddf Dysgu a Medrau 2000 (p.21) yn unol â'r adran hon. 2 Yn adran 33F(1)(a), yn lle “ceases to be” rhodder “was not at the beginning of the entitlement period, or subsequently ceases to be,”. 3 Yn lle'r diffiniad o “academic year” yn adran 33N(1) rhodder y canlynol— “academic year” means the period beginning on the fourth Monday of September in any year and ending on the first day of September in the following year; . Cyffredinol Mân ddiwygiadau a diwygiadau canlyniadol 23 Mae'r Atodlen yn cynnwys mân ddiwygiadau a diwygiadau canlyniadol. Gorchmynion a rheoliadau 24 1 Mae unrhyw bŵer sy'n perthyn i Weinidogion Cymru i wneud gorchymyn neu reoliadau o dan y Mesur hwn yn arferadwy drwy offeryn statudol. 2 Mae unrhyw bŵer sy'n perthyn i Weinidogion Cymru i wneud gorchymyn neu reoliadau o dan y Mesur hwn yn cynnwys pŵer— a i wneud darpariaeth wahanol ar gyfer achosion neu ardaloedd gwahanol; b i wneud darpariaeth yn gyffredinol neu mewn perthynas ag achosion penodol; c i wneud y cyfryw ddarpariaeth gysylltiedig, atodol, darfodol, trosiannol neu arbed ag y gwêl Gweinidogion Cymru'n dda ei gwneud. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ni chaniateir gwneud offeryn statudol yn cynnwys gorchymyn o dan adran ... 20 onid oes drafft o'r offeryn wedi ei osod gerbron Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru a'i gymeradwyo ganddo drwy benderfyniad. Gorchmynion o dan adran 18: y weithdrefn 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cychwyn 26 1 Daw'r darpariaethau a ganlyn i rym ar ddiwedd cyfnod o ddeufis yn cychwyn ar y diwrnod y cymeradwyir y Mesur hwn gan Ei Mawrhydi yn y Cyngor— adran 24, adran 25, yr adran hon, adran 27. 2 Daw paragraffau 10 i 12 o'r Atodlen i rym ar y diwrnod pan gymeradwyir y Mesur hwn gan Ei Mawrhydi yn Ei Chyngor. 3 Daw gweddill darpariaethau'r Mesur hwn (gan gynnwys, yn achos darpariaethau a ddiwygiwyd gan Gorchymyn Hawl Plentyn i Wneud Hawliad Gwahaniaethu ar sail Anabledd (Ysgolion) (Cymru) 2011, y darpariaethau hynny fel y'u diwygiwyd) i rym yn unol â darpariaeth a wneir gan Weinidogion Cymru drwy orchymyn. Enw byr 27 Enw'r Mesur hwn yw Mesur Addysg (Cymru) 2009.