English: Diolch. I'm very grateful to the First Minister for his answer. There was a joint meeting last week of the cross-party group on violence against women and girls and the cross-party group on violence against children, looking at the family courts and the work that CAFCASS are doing. It was very encouraging to hear how CAFCASS Cymru are beginning to take a much more child's rights-based approach in how they deal with preparing reports for family courts. However, it was very concerning to hear from women whose families have been through that experience the extent to which the family courts sometimes ignore CAFCASS's advice, don't appear to understand how important the voice of the child is in deciding issues around, for example, custody, with children very often being asked their opinions, their opinions being, from their perspective, disregarded, though, of course, it may be what the child wants is not necessarily always best for the child. There were some real concerns expressed in that room by professionals and by women alike that the family court service does not really understand the impact of domestic violence on children and how children should be encouraged to get their voices effectively heard. Can I ask the First Minister today to do some further work with the Counsel General to try to ensure that the appropriate approach that CAFCASS Wales is beginning to take to the experience of children who go through domestic abuse is also reflected and that the family courts are much more aware of the long-term impact of domestic abuse on children and how they can express their views?
Welsh: Diolch. Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i'r Prif Weinidog am ei ateb. Cynhaliwyd cyfarfod ar y cyd yr wythnos diwethaf o'r grŵp trawsbleidiol ar drais yn erbyn menywod a merched a'r grŵp trawsbleidiol ar drais yn erbyn plant, gan edrych ar y llysoedd teulu a'r gwaith y mae CAFCASS yn ei wneud. Roedd yn galonogol iawn clywed sut y mae CAFCASS Cymru yn dechrau mabwysiadu dull sy'n llawer mwy seiliedig ar hawliau plant o ran y ffordd y maen nhw'n ymdrin â pharatoi adroddiadau ar gyfer llysoedd teulu. Fodd bynnag, roedd yn peri pryder mawr clywed gan fenywod y mae eu teuluoedd wedi cael y profiad hwnnw i'r graddau y mae'r llysoedd teulu weithiau yn anwybyddu cyngor CAFCASS, ac nid yw'n ymddangos eu bod nhw'n deall pa mor bwysig yw llais y plentyn wrth benderfynu ar faterion yn ymwneud, er enghraifft, â gwarchodaeth, gyda phlant yn aml iawn yn cael eu holi am eu safbwyntiau, eu safbwyntiau, o'i safbwynt nhw, yn cael eu hanwybyddu, er, wrth gwrs, efallai nad yr hyn y mae'r plentyn ei eisiau yw'r peth gorau i'r plentyn bob tro. Mynegwyd rhai pryderon gwirioneddol yn yr ystafell honno gan weithwyr proffesiynol a chan fenywod hefyd nad yw'r gwasanaeth llysoedd teulu wir yn deall effaith trais domestig ar blant a sut y dylid annog plant i sicrhau bod eu lleisiau'n cael eu clywed yn effeithiol. A gaf i ofyn i'r Prif Weinidog heddiw i wneud mwy o waith gyda'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol i geisio sicrhau bod y dull priodol y mae CAFCASS Cymru yn dechrau ei ddilyn o ran profiad plant sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig hefyd yn cael ei adlewyrchu a bod y llysoedd teulu yn llawer mwy ymwybodol o effaith hirdymor cam-drin domestig ar blant a sut y gallan nhw fynegi eu safbwyntiau?