English: I thank the Member for that question. He has, as he said, corresponded with me in relation to particular issues on behalf of constituents. While I'm sure that the response wasn't what he was hoping for, at least I hope that it was a clear explanation of the decision that was taken, and the impact of the appeal process, if that's the reference that he's making in his question. The ALN system is designed to strengthen young people's rights and to ensure that their feelings and views, and those of their families, are listened to and taken fully into account. It's designed to ensure that the right support is put in place quickly in a way that best reflects the needs of those young people. In the context of post-16 reforms, we have adopted, as the Member may know, a flow-through approach to move young people from the SEN system through to the ALN system. So, those currently in year 11 and below will flow through into FE with their existing IDP at that point in time. The Welsh Government is, at the moment, working with local authorities to devolve the budgets to support local authorities making those judgments into the future, so that there's a local connection between the needs of young people and the provision that is available. He makes an important point in relation to the communication of the availability of services to young people. It's an important principle of the code and the Act that that is, obviously, working effectively. Most recently, at the end of last year, we published a series of guidance documents for young people about the system and the code, and the ALN pathfinder website, which aims to help young people with ALN, should, I hope, be a useful tool, so that young people know what rights they have and what support there is available to them.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am y cwestiwn hwnnw. Fel y dywedodd, mae wedi gohebu â mi mewn perthynas â materion penodol ar ran etholwyr. Er fy mod yn siŵr nad oedd yr ymateb yr hyn y gobeithiai amdano, rwy'n gobeithio o leiaf ei fod yn esboniad clir o'r penderfyniad a wnaed, ac effaith y broses apelio, os mai at hynny y mae'n cyfeirio yn ei gwestiwn. Bwriad y system ADY yw cryfhau hawliau pobl ifanc a sicrhau bod eu teimladau a'u safbwyntiau, a rhai eu teuluoedd, yn cael eu clywed a'u hystyried yn llawn. Y bwriad yw sicrhau bod y gefnogaeth gywir yn cael ei rhoi ar waith yn gyflym yn y ffordd orau i adlewyrchu anghenion y bobl ifanc hynny. Yng nghyd-destun diwygiadau ôl-16, fel y gŵyr yr Aelod, rydym wedi mabwysiadu dull llifo drwodd i symud pobl ifanc o'r system AAA i'r system ADY. Felly, bydd y rhai sydd ym mlwyddyn 11 neu'n iau ar hyn o bryd yn llifo drwodd i mewn i addysg bellach gyda'u cynllun datblygu unigol presennol ar y pwynt hwnnw. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru, ar hyn o bryd, yn gweithio gydag awdurdodau lleol i ddatganoli'r cyllidebau er mwyn cefnogi awdurdodau lleol sy'n gwneud y penderfyniadau hynny i'r dyfodol, fel bod cysylltiad lleol rhwng anghenion pobl ifanc a'r ddarpariaeth sydd ar gael. Mae'n gwneud pwynt pwysig ynglŷn â chyfathrebu argaeledd gwasanaethau i bobl ifanc. Yn amlwg, mae'n egwyddor bwysig yn y cod a'r Ddeddf fod hynny'n gweithio'n effeithiol. Yn fwyaf diweddar, ddiwedd y llynedd, fe wnaethom gyhoeddi cyfres o ddogfennau canllaw ar gyfer pobl ifanc am y system a'r cod, ac rwy'n gobeithio y bydd gwefan fraenaru ADY, sy'n ceisio helpu pobl ifanc ag ADY, yn arf defnyddiol iddynt, fel bod pobl ifanc yn gwybod pa hawliau sydd ganddynt a pha gymorth sydd ar gael iddynt.