English: Minister, thank you for your statement. This was an absolutely appalling case, which has shocked everybody, I think, in this Chamber, and, indeed, across Wales. When people hear that, in modern-day Wales, a young boy, aged eight, died as a result of scurvy - a condition that everybody here hoped was consigned to the bin of history - I think we should all be ashamed of ourselves that this boy was allowed to get into such a shocking condition. When you think about how somebody dies from scurvy - the pain, the bleeding, the soft-tissue damage, the awful discomfort that this boy must have been in towards the end of his life - it really is absolutely appalling. I've read the report. It's a shocking report that does point to the fact that different agencies didn't have the opportunity to see Dylan at home because of the lack of co-operation from his parents, and the father in particular. I think it does merit wider consideration, really, in terms of a whole-Government response, and the response of Welsh local authorities and our education and health services as well. So, I am pleased, Minister, that you are taking time to get that right rather than rushing into decisions, and that you are doing so not independently of your other Cabinet colleagues, but in conjunction with them. I think it is fair to give the opportunity for the new guidance and statutory framework that has recently been introduced to bed down, because I think it does put a much greater emphasis on the need for a multi-agency approach in these sorts of situations in the future. Hopefully, that will close some of the holes in the net that young Dylan unfortunately fell through. I was pleased, Minister, to hear you refer to a 'think family' response so that, yes, when there are needs that are presented as a result of the mother's health in this particular case, the wider impact on the family - on the husband, on Dylan and, of course, his sibling, who has not been mentioned in the Chamber today - are actually considered in the round. Of course, had those things been more widely considered, it is perfectly possible that not just curiosity would have been aroused among those care professionals, but that they may well have taken action that could have led to Dylan being saved from this precarious situation that he found himself in. I have to say that I am appalled by the Crown Prosecution Service decision not to want to prosecute in this particular case. I have looked at the reasons that they cited, which were all about the health and well-being of the parents, it seems to me - not about the lack of evidence of criminal neglect, but all about the welfare of the parents. Frankly, given that those same individuals went on to take a court case with the former employer of the mother of Dylan and were able to contest that, I would have suggested that their health was in perfectly reasonable shape to be able to be taken though the courts. I think we need to make an example of this case. These are exactly the sorts of cases that should be pursued in the public interest, not dropped or sidelined. So, I would be grateful, Minister, if you could tell us what discussions you as a Minister, and the Government more widely, are having with the Crown Prosecution Service in order to see whether this case can be picked back up by them, given the additional evidence that of course has now been brought to everybody's attention as a result of the child practice review report. I wonder, Minister, as well, whether you can tell us whether you might consider giving some sort of statutory access to children for those vaccinations and for health visits, particularly in those early years and primary school years. Everybody knows that visits from the school nurse or community nurse are a regular feature of school life these days. But, quite clearly, had Dylan had access to a health practitioner, it is perfectly possible that his condition might have been identified, and he may well have been identified as a as a vulnerable individual. I have to say that I am not persuaded that we necessarily need a register for those children who are home-schooled. It's quite clear from the report that home schooling in itself is not a risk factor for individuals. But I do think that if additional access to those children is presented in other ways, perhaps through the health system, then that is a much more preferable route, I think, which safeguards the rights of the child that we have all legislated on in this National Assembly, including the right to health, a healthy lifestyle and health services. In addition, Minister, I wonder what support the Government might be putting in place for parents who might not have the capacity to be able to raise their children in a way that society feels is fit. There are positive parenting programmes that I know the Government has supported, but how do we secure the engagement of people who are on the fringes, perhaps, of society and communities that don't wish to engage? Is there any compulsion, perhaps, that can be used where there might be individuals like this in these sorts of situations? Just finally, when it comes to the UN rights of the child, we have all said in this Chamber that we want to ensure that those rights are central to the approach that is taken to public services here in Wales, and as you know, as a Cabinet Secretary, those duties are placed on you as a Cabinet Secretary to have regard to those rights in every action that you take. But, the due-regard principle is not applied to local authorities at present in Wales, and I wonder, Minister, whether you will be prepared to consider, in conjunction with your Cabinet colleagues, a review of the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 that we passed during the third Assembly to see whether there is scope to extend those due-regard obligations to local authorities and, indeed, all public services across Wales. Because I think if those rights had been very clearly considered, and this is brought out from the report - the right to a health service, the right to a decent education - then it is perfectly possible once again that individuals may have had access to Dylan in a different way, and another route to access to Dylan in a different way, that could have identified his situation sooner and perhaps saved a very young life that was extinguished completely unnecessarily as a result of an entirely preventable disease.
Welsh: Weinidog, diolch am eich datganiad. Roedd hwn yn achos hollol erchyll, sydd wedi peri sioc i bawb, rwy'n meddwl, yn y Siambr hon, ac, yn wir, ledled Cymru. Pan fydd pobl yn clywed, yng Nghymru gyfoes, bod bachgen ifanc, wyth oed, wedi marw o ganlyniad i'r sgyrfi - cyflwr yr oedd pawb yma'n gobeithio ei fod wedi'i daflu i fin sbwriel hanes - rwy'n meddwl y dylem ni i gyd deimlo cywilydd bod y bachgen hwn wedi gallu mynd i gyflwr mor frawychus. Pan fyddwch chi'n meddwl am sut y mae rhywun yn marw o'r sgyrfi - y boen, y gwaedu, y niwed i feinweoedd meddal, yr anghysur ofnadwy y mae'n rhaid bod y bachgen hwn wedi ei wynebu tua diwedd ei oes - mae wir yn gwbl warthus. Rwyf wedi darllen yr adroddiad. Mae'n adroddiad brawychus sy'n cyfeirio at y ffaith na chafodd gwahanol asiantaethau gyfle i weld Dylan gartref oherwydd diffyg cydweithrediad ei rieni, a'r tad yn arbennig. Rwy'n meddwl ei bod yn werth ystyried hyn yn ehangach, a dweud y gwir, o ran ymateb Llywodraeth gyfan, ac ymateb awdurdodau lleol Cymru a'n gwasanaethau addysg ac iechyd hefyd. Felly, rwy'n falch, Weinidog, eich bod yn cymryd amser i wneud hynny'n iawn yn hytrach na rhuthro i mewn i benderfyniadau, ac nad ydych chi'n gwneud hynny'n annibynnol ar eich cydweithwyr eraill yn y Cabinet, ond ar y cyd â nhw. Rwy'n meddwl ei bod yn deg rhoi cyfle i'r canllawiau a'r fframwaith statudol newydd a gyflwynwyd yn ddiweddar setlo, oherwydd rwy'n meddwl eu bod yn rhoi llawer mwy o bwyslais ar yr angen am ddull amlasiantaeth yn y mathau hyn o sefyllfaoedd yn y dyfodol. Gobeithio y bydd hynny'n cau rhai o'r tyllau yn y rhwyd y bu Dylan ifanc yn ddigon anffodus i syrthio drwyddynt. Roeddwn yn falch, Weinidog, o'ch clywed yn cyfeirio at ymateb 'meddwl am y teulu' fel os oes anghenion yn ymddangos o ganlyniad i iechyd y fam yn yr achos penodol hwn, bod yr effaith ehangach ar y teulu - ar y gŵr, ar Dylan ac, wrth gwrs, ar ei frawd neu chwaer, nad yw wedi cael ei grybwyll yn y Siambr heddiw - yn cael ei hystyried yn ei chyfanrwydd. Wrth gwrs, pe bai'r pethau hynny wedi cael eu hystyried yn ehangach, mae'n berffaith bosibl, nid yn unig y byddai chwilfrydedd wedi'i ennyn ymhlith y gweithwyr gofal proffesiynol hynny, ond y gallent fod wedi cymryd camau a allai fod wedi arwain at achub Dylan rhag y sefyllfa fregus hon yr aeth iddi. Rhaid i mi ddweud fy mod yn meddwl bod penderfyniad Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron i beidio ag eisiau erlyn yn yr achos penodol hwn yn warthus. Rwyf wedi edrych ar y rhesymau a roddwyd ganddynt, a oedd i gyd yn ymwneud ag iechyd a lles y rhieni, mae'n ymddangos i mi-nid â'r diffyg tystiolaeth o esgeulustod troseddol, ond i gyd â lles y rhieni. A dweud y gwir, o ystyried bod yr un unigolion hynny wedi mynd ymlaen i gychwyn achos llys yn erbyn cyn-gyflogwr mam Dylan ac wedi gallu herio hwnnw, byddwn wedi awgrymu bod eu hiechyd mewn cyflwr perffaith resymol i allu mynd â nhw drwy'r llysoedd. Rwy'n meddwl bod angen i ni wneud esiampl o'r achos hwn. Dyma'r union fathau o achosion y dylid eu dilyn er budd y cyhoedd, nid eu gollwng na'u gwthio o'r neilltu. Felly, byddwn yn ddiolchgar, Weinidog, pe gallech chi ddweud wrthym ba drafodaethau yr ydych chi fel Gweinidog, a'r Llywodraeth yn ehangach, yn eu cael gyda Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron er mwyn gweld a allant ailagor yr achos hwn, o ystyried y dystiolaeth ychwanegol sydd, wrth gwrs, wedi cael ei dwyn at sylw pawb erbyn hyn yn sgil adroddiad yr adolygiad ymarfer plant. Tybed hefyd, Weinidog, a allwch chi ddweud wrthym a allech chi ystyried caniatáu rhyw fath o fynediad statudol at blant i gael y brechiadau hynny ac ar gyfer ymweliadau iechyd, yn enwedig yn y blynyddoedd cynnar hynny a blynyddoedd ysgol gynradd. Mae pawb yn gwybod bod ymweliadau gan nyrs yr ysgol neu nyrs gymuned yn nodwedd reolaidd o fywyd ysgol y dyddiau yma. Ond, yn ddigon amlwg, pe bai Dylan wedi cael gweld ymarferydd iechyd, mae'n gwbl bosibl y gallai ei gyflwr fod wedi cael ei ganfod, ac mae'n ddigon posibl y byddai wedi cael ei nodi fel unigolyn agored i niwed. Mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud nad wyf wedi fy argyhoeddi ein bod ni wir angen cofrestr ar gyfer y plant hynny sy'n cael addysg gartref. Mae'n ddigon eglur o'r adroddiad nad yw addysg gartref ynddi ei hun yn ffactor risg i unigolion. Ond rwy'n meddwl, pe bai mynediad ychwanegol at y plant hynny yn cael ei gyflwyno mewn ffyrdd eraill, drwy'r system iechyd efallai, y byddai hwnnw'n llwybr llawer gwell, rwy'n meddwl, sy'n diogelu hawliau'r plentyn yr ydym ni i gyd wedi deddfu arnynt yn y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol hwn, gan gynnwys yr hawl i iechyd, ffordd iach o fyw a gwasanaethau iechyd. Hefyd, Weinidog, tybed pa gymorth y gallai'r Llywodraeth fod yn ei chynnig i rieni nad ydynt, efallai, yn gallu magu eu plant mewn ffordd y mae cymdeithas yn teimlo sy'n addas. Gwn fod y Llywodraeth wedi cefnogi rhaglenni magu plant cadarnhaol, ond sut allwn ni sicrhau eu bod yn cynnwys y bobl sydd, efallai, ar gyrion cymdeithas a chymunedau nad ydynt yn dymuno cymryd rhan? A oes unrhyw orfodaeth, efallai, y gellir ei defnyddio lle gallai fod unigolion fel hyn yn y mathau hyn o sefyllfaoedd? I gloi, o ran hawliau'r plentyn y Cenhedloedd Unedig, rydym ni oll wedi dweud yn y Siambr hon yr hoffem ni sicrhau bod yr hawliau hynny'n ganolog i'r ymagwedd a fabwysiadir at wasanaethau cyhoeddus yma yng Nghymru, ac fel y gwyddoch, fel Ysgrifennydd Cabinet, rhoddir y dyletswyddau hynny arnoch chi fel Ysgrifennydd Cabinet i ystyried yr hawliau hynny ym mhob cam yr ydych chi'n ei gymryd. Ond, nid yw'r egwyddor sylw dyledus yn cael ei chymhwyso i awdurdodau lleol yng Nghymru ar hyn o bryd, ac rwy'n meddwl tybed, Weinidog, a fyddwch chi'n barod i ystyried, ar y cyd â'ch cydweithwyr yn y Cabinet, adolygiad o Fesur Hawliau Plant a Phobl Ifanc (Cymru) 2011 a basiwyd gennym yn ystod y trydydd Cynulliad i weld a oes lle i ymestyn y rhwymedigaethau sylw dyledus hynny i awdurdodau lleol ac, yn wir, i'r holl wasanaethau cyhoeddus ledled Cymru. Oherwydd rwy'n meddwl, pe bai'r hawliau hynny wedi cael eu hystyried yn eglur iawn, ac mae hyn yn dod allan o'r adroddiad - yr hawl i wasanaeth iechyd, yr hawl i addysg briodol - mae'n berffaith bosibl unwaith eto byddai unigolion wedi cael mynediad at Dylan mewn ffordd wahanol, a dull arall o gael mynediad at Dylan mewn ffordd wahanol, a allai fod wedi canfod ei sefyllfa'n gynt ac efallai achub bywyd ifanc iawn a gafodd ei diffodd yn gwbl ddiangen o ganlyniad i glefyd sy'n ddigon hawdd ei atal.