English: I thank the Member for raising this today and bringing up such important issues that do need to be raised and talked about in the Senedd. Ensuring high standards of care for our most vulnerable children should be something that we could all support in this Chamber. When you look at the statistics on the impact of living in care on children and young adults, you understand why this is so important. Twenty-four per cent of the adult prison population have been in care, 11 per cent of homeless young people have been care leavers, 70 per cent of sex workers have been in care. You are approximately seven times more likely to die aged between 18 and 21 if you've been in care, compared to other young people of a similar age. We owe it to these young people to help them break the cycle and make sure that the time they experience in care is positive, safe, in a nurturing environment, as the Member outlined. So, we do need better co-ordination of services to ensure young people are put at the centre of decision making, are close to home and have the right placement for their individual needs so their voices are heard. We should not let organisations, silos and arbitrary administration of boundaries harm the life chances of young people in Wales. I know that Monmouthshire County Council, for example, are doing some good work with their neighbours in Torfaen to ensure residential care is provided close to home. This sort of partnership working should be encouraged as best practice. That sort of individual-centric approach is important, because no experience of care is the same as any other. For example, 40 per cent of children who come into care will do so for less than six months, but about half of the children in care have two or more episodes. So, Deputy Presiding Officer, it is important that we have the right sort of provision on hand to be able to manage this sort of individual need. There are more than 7,000 young people being looked after by local authorities in Wales. We need more provision, not less, and that is why I am so confused about this proposal within the Bill to remove for-profit provision. This accounts for 80 per cent of the provision of residential care in Wales. If such a provider were providing a nurturing environment that cares for young people to the standards we have set out for them, and that is confirmed by the appropriate regulators, then why should we let their governance arrangements be a barrier to that? We seem to be punishing an industry because of failure by the regulations and the regulators to work effectively. If private providers were to be removed, how will these services be replaced when we are short of such placements across Wales? Will there be discussions with partnerships, businesses and young people to make sure this is done in a sensitive and appropriate way? Will there be safeguards to ensure that vulnerable young people don't fall into the gaps? How will you guarantee that private providers will not be pulling out of their homes and investments early, further exacerbating the shortage of placements and perpetuating a crisis of your own making? These are all questions that are vital to be answered before big steps are taken. It is a shame that this Bill does seem to be letting ideology getting in the way of what is doing best for young people, and it's hugely disrespectful to the professionalism of those hard-working people in the sector who are doing a difficult and challenging job. The Member's own briefing document highlights the lack of national framework to support a quality evaluation process. We should be focusing on that, ensuring consistency of approach. I will wind up now. I can see you staring at me. The Welsh Conservatives have previously called for more focus on prevention rather than intervention, Deputy Presiding Officer. So, while you've raised a number of important issues here today, and I'm thankful to you for raising these, Jane Dodds, we sadly will not be able to agree with this motion and support this motion, because of your 2 (c) in this proposal that you've put in here, which we do not agree with. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am godi hyn heddiw ac am godi materion mor bwysig sydd angen eu codi a siarad amdanynt yn y Senedd. Dylai sicrhau gofal o safon uchel i'n plant mwyaf agored i niwed fod yn rhywbeth y gallem i gyd ei gefnogi yn y Siambr hon. Pan edrychwch ar yr ystadegau ar effaith byw mewn gofal ar blant ac oedolion ifanc, rydych yn deall pam y mae hyn mor bwysig. Mae 24 y cant o boblogaeth y carchardai sy'n oedolion wedi bod mewn gofal, mae 11 y cant o bobl ifanc ddigartref wedi gadael gofal, mae 70 y cant o weithwyr rhyw wedi bod mewn gofal. Rydych tua saith gwaith yn fwy tebygol o farw rhwng 18 a 21 oed os ydych wedi bod mewn gofal, o gymharu â phobl ifanc eraill o oedran tebyg. Mae arnom ddyletswydd i'r bobl ifanc hyn i'w helpu i dorri'r cylch a sicrhau bod yr amser y maent yn ei brofi mewn gofal yn gadarnhaol, yn ddiogel, mewn amgylchedd meithringar, fel yr amlinellodd yr Aelod. Felly, mae arnom angen cydgysylltu gwasanaethau'n well er mwyn sicrhau bod pobl ifanc yn cael eu rhoi ynghanol y broses o wneud penderfyniadau, eu bod yn agos at eu cartrefi a'u bod yn y lleoliad cywir ar gyfer eu hanghenion unigol fel bod eu lleisiau'n cael eu clywed. Ni ddylem adael i sefydliadau, seilos a ffyrdd mympwyol o weinyddu ffiniau niweidio cyfleoedd bywyd pobl ifanc yng Nghymru. Gwn fod Cyngor Sir Fynwy, er enghraifft, yn gwneud gwaith da gyda'u cymdogion yn Nhorfaen i sicrhau bod gofal preswyl yn cael ei ddarparu yn agos at eu cartrefi. Dylid annog y math hwn o weithio mewn partneriaeth fel arfer gorau. Mae'r math hwnnw o ddull gweithredu sy'n canolbwyntio ar yr unigolyn yn bwysig, oherwydd nid oes unrhyw brofiad o ofal yr un fath ag un arall. Er enghraifft, bydd 40 y cant o blant sy'n cael eu gosod mewn gofal yno am lai na chwe mis, ond mae tua hanner y plant mewn gofal yn treulio dau neu fwy o gyfnodau mewn gofal. Felly, Ddirprwy Lywydd, mae'n bwysig fod gennym y math iawn o ddarpariaeth wrth law i allu rheoli'r math hwn o angen unigol. Mae dros 7,000 o bobl ifanc yn derbyn gofal gan awdurdodau lleol yng Nghymru. Mae arnom angen mwy o ddarpariaeth, nid llai, a dyna pam rwyf mor ddryslyd ynglŷn â'r cynnig hwn yn y Bil i ddileu'r ddarpariaeth er elw. Dyma yw 80 y cant o'r ddarpariaeth gofal preswyl yng Nghymru. Os yw darparwr o'r fath yn darparu amgylchedd meithringar sy'n gofalu am bobl ifanc yn ôl y safonau rydym wedi'u gosod ar eu cyfer, a bod y rheolyddion priodol yn cadarnhau hynny, pam y dylem adael i'w trefniadau llywodraethu fod yn rhwystr i hynny? Ymddengys ein bod yn cosbi diwydiant oherwydd methiant y rheoliadau a'r rheolyddion i weithio'n effeithiol. Pe bai darparwyr preifat yn cael eu dileu, sut y gellir cael gwasanaethau yn lle'r rhain a ninnau'n brin o leoliadau o'r fath ledled Cymru? A fydd trafodaethau gyda phartneriaethau, busnesau a phobl ifanc i sicrhau bod hyn yn cael ei wneud mewn ffordd sensitif a phriodol? A fydd mesurau diogelu i sicrhau nad yw pobl ifanc sy'n agored i niwed yn syrthio drwy'r rhwyd? Sut y byddwch yn gwarantu na fydd darparwyr preifat yn tynnu allan o'u cartrefi a'u buddsoddiadau'n gynnar, gan waethygu ymhellach y prinder lleoliadau ac ymestyn argyfwng a achoswyd gennych chi eich hun? Mae'r rhain i gyd yn gwestiynau sy'n rhaid eu hateb cyn rhoi camau mawr ar waith. Mae'n drueni ei bod yn ymddangos bod y Bil hwn yn gadael i ideoleg ein rhwystro rhag gwneud yr hyn sydd orau i bobl ifanc, ac mae'n amharchus iawn tuag at broffesiynoldeb y bobl weithgar yn y sector sy'n gwneud gwaith anodd a heriol. Mae dogfen friffio'r Aelod ei hun yn tynnu sylw at y diffyg fframwaith cenedlaethol i gefnogi proses gwerthuso ansawdd. Dylem ganolbwyntio ar hynny, gan sicrhau dull gweithredu cyson. Rwyf am ddirwyn i ben yn awr. Gallaf eich gweld yn syllu arnaf. Mae'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig wedi galw o'r blaen am fwy o ffocws ar atal yn hytrach nag ymyrraeth, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Felly, er eich bod wedi crybwyll nifer o faterion pwysig yma heddiw, ac rwy'n ddiolchgar i chi am godi'r rhain, Jane Dodds, yn anffodus ni fyddwn yn gallu derbyn a chefnogi'r cynnig oherwydd 2 (c) a gynhwysir gennych yn y cynnig, rhywbeth nad ydym yn cytuno ag ef. Diolch.