English: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. I am very pleased to be able to make this statement this afternoon and in doing so I want to start by expressing my own personal gratitude to all of those people who've worked with me to develop and test the blueprints for youth and female offenders over many months. People in the criminal justice system are some of our most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our society. Too often people are caught up in the criminal justice system because they themselves have been failed earlier in their lives, suffered multiple adverse childhood experiences or abuse, much of which continues into their adult lives. We must end this cycle. We are letting people down, but we are also creating a demand on public services that we are simply not able to meet. But, Deputy Presiding Officer, it is always the human impact that drives me and my approach to this policy. Like many others, and like we've heard in the Chamber this afternoon, I want to see the devolution of the criminal justice system as early as possible. I have previously set out to Members my determination to develop a distinct approach to justice in Wales, to focus on preventative action and to break this cycle. Whilst we operate within a complex legal framework, overall control of the justice system at present continues to rest with the United Kingdom Government, so today we will continue to work within the parameters of the current devolution settlement on justice whilst recognising that, in order to deliver the best for our people, we do need the devolution of this system. To continue to make progress and improvements in all areas of criminal justice, tackling the whole system is crucial. I want us to make quicker progress in certain areas of the system, namely youth offending and female offending. We have developed new ways of working and tested new models of delivery and we have already made progress. Since last year, my officials have been working across the Government, with the United Kingdom Government, the Prison and Probation Service in Wales, police and crime commissioners, and a range of other stakeholders in justice, health and education to develop and deliver new approaches to youth offending and female offending. On youth offending we believe that early intervention and prevention can help divert young people away from the criminal justice system. We support the trauma-informed enhanced case management approach with these more complex young people, greatly reducing the rate of first-time offending and re-offending rates. However, more young people are becoming involved in violence and more serious organised crime. The growth of county lines is one reason, but I accept that there are many other reasons for this as well.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. Rwy'n falch iawn o gael gwneud y datganiad hwn y prynhawn yma ac wrth wneud hynny, hoffwn ddechrau drwy fynegi fy niolch personol i'r holl bobl hynny sydd wedi gweithio gyda mi i ddatblygu a phrofi'r glasbrintiau ar gyfer troseddwyr ifanc a throseddwyr sy'n fenywod dros fisoedd lawer. Mae'r bobl sydd yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol ymhlith y rhai mwyaf agored i niwed a difreintiedig yn ein cymdeithas ni. Yn rhy aml gwelwn bobl yn cael eu dal yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol oherwydd eu bod nhw eu hunain wedi cael eu hesgeuluso yn gynharach yn eu bywydau, ac wedi dioddef nifer o brofiadau plentyndod niweidiol neu gam-driniaeth; gyda llawer o'r profiadau hynny yn parhau yn eu bywydau pan fydden nhw'n oedolion. Mae'n rhaid inni roi terfyn ar y cylch hwn. Rydym ni'n siomi pobl, ond rydym ni hefyd yn creu galw ar y gwasanaethau cyhoeddus na allwn ni ei ddiwallu. Ond, Dirprwy Lywydd, yr effaith ddynol bob tro sydd yn fy sbarduno i a'm hymagwedd tuag at y polisi hwn. Fel llawer o rai eraill, ac fel y clywyd yn y Siambr y prynhawn yma, rwyf i eisiau gweld y system cyfiawnder troseddol yn cael ei datganoli cyn gynted â phosibl. Rwyf eisoes wedi nodi wrth yr Aelodau fy mod i'n benderfynol o ddatblygu dull gweithredu gwahanol o ran cyfiawnder yng Nghymru, i ganolbwyntio ar gamau gweithredu ataliol ac i dorri'r cylch hwn. Er ein bod ni ni'n gweithredu o fewn fframwaith cyfreithiol cymhleth, mae rheolaeth dros y system gyfiawnder ar hyn o bryd yn parhau yn nwylo Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig, felly heddiw byddwn yn parhau i weithio o fewn paramedrau'r setliad datganoli presennol ar gyfiawnder er ein bod yn cydnabod, er mwyn sicrhau'r gorau ar gyfer ein pobl, fod wir angen datganoli'r system hon. I barhau i wneud cynnydd a gwelliannau ym mhob maes cyfiawnder troseddol, mae mynd i'r afael â'r system gyfan yn hanfodol. Rwyf eisiau inni wneud cynnydd cyflymach mewn meysydd penodol yn y system, sef troseddau ieuenctid a throseddau menywod. Rydym ni wedi datblygu ffyrdd newydd o weithio a phrofi modelau newydd o ddarparu ac rydym ni eisoes wedi gwneud cynnydd. Ers y llynedd, mae fy swyddogion wedi bod yn gweithio ar draws y Llywodraeth, gyda Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig, y Gwasanaeth Carchardai a Phrawf yng Nghymru, comisiynwyr heddlu a throseddu, ac amrywiaeth o randdeiliaid eraill ym maes cyfiawnder, iechyd ac addysg i ddatblygu a darparu dulliau gweithredu newydd ar gyfer troseddau ieuenctid a throseddau menywod. O ran troseddau ieuenctid rydym ni'n credu y gall ymyrraeth ac atal cynnar helpu i gadw pobl ifanc allan o'r system cyfiawnder troseddol. Rydym ni'n cefnogi'r dull rheoli achosion uwch sy'n cael ei lywio gan drawma gyda'r bobl ifanc mwy cymhleth hyn, gan leihau cyfraddau troseddu am y tro cyntaf ac aildroseddu yn sylweddol. Fodd bynnag, mae mwy o bobl ifanc yn cymryd rhan mewn achosion o drais a throseddu cyfundrefnol mwy difrifol. Mae twf llinellau cyffuriau yn un rheswm, ond rwy'n derbyn bod llawer o resymau eraill am hyn hefyd.