English: I'd first of all like to congratulate the Minister on his new position whilst acknowledging the outstanding commitment made by Carl Sargeant to the role. I would like to thank the children's commissioner and her team for their continuing hard work standing up for the rights of Welsh children and young people. As the commissioner has highlighted, the Welsh Government have accepted all the recommendations of the 'The Right Care' report and the Welsh Government have set up a task and finish group to deliver change for those in residential care in Wales. However, the change is not happening fast enough, particularly for children and young people within my region of South Wales West. Bridgend council's provision is particularly poor. Yesterday, media outlets reported on findings by the new director of social services and well-being that show that a high number of children are being placed in out-of-county care because the courts simply do not trust the service. These children who have already had the worst possible start in life are being taken away from the area, miles away from anyone they know. This isn't the only time in the last few months that children's services in Bridgend have been the recipient of bad press. Earlier this year there were warnings that children in care in the county could be at risk of of sexual exploitation because the homes were based in areas where criminal activity, threats to kill and child abuse have taken place. These concerns appear to have placed significant doubt with the courts for them to have no trust in the service's ability to look after the children in its care. The children's commissioner has shown that care homes have an important role to play in providing the right kind of care for some children and young people in Wales. She challenged the Welsh Government to improve the system. It is clear that not enough has been done to date. I am grateful to the children's commissioner for her commitment in her annual report to continue to press the Welsh Government and local authorities to meet the duties under the social services and well-being Act. Bridgend council are not meeting the needs of children in care and I urge the new Minister for Children to take urgent action. Diolch yn fawr.
Welsh: Yn gyntaf oll, hoffwn longyfarch y Gweinidog ar ei swydd newydd a chydnabod ymrwymiad rhagorol Carl Sargeant i'r rôl. Hoffwn ddiolch i'r comisiynydd plant a'i thîm am eu gwaith caled parhaus i sefyll dros hawliau plant a phobl ifanc Cymru. Fel y mae'r comisiynydd wedi'i nodi, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi derbyn holl argymhellion yr adroddiad 'Y Gofal Iawn' ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi sefydlu grŵp gorchwyl a gorffen i gyflawni newid dros bobl sydd mewn gofal preswyl yng Nghymru. Fodd bynnag, dydy'r newid ddim yn digwydd yn ddigon cyflym, yn enwedig i blant a phobl ifanc yn fy rhanbarth i, sef Gorllewin De Cymru. Mae darpariaeth cyngor Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr yn arbennig o wael. Ddoe, roedd sôn yn y cyfryngau am ganfyddiadau gan y cyfarwyddwr gwasanaethau cymdeithasol a llesiant newydd sy'n dangos bod nifer uchel o blant yn cael eu rhoi mewn gofal tu allan i'r sir dim ond oherwydd nad yw'r llysoedd yn ymddiried yn y gwasanaeth. Mae'r plant hyn, sydd eisoes wedi cael y dechrau gwaethaf posibl mewn bywyd, yn gorfod symud o'r ardal, filltiroedd oddi wrth unrhyw un maen nhw'n ei adnabod. Nid dyma'r unig dro yn y misoedd diwethaf y mae gwasanaethau i blant ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr wedi cael sylw anffafriol gan y wasg. Yn gynharach eleni roedd rhybuddion y gallai plant mewn gofal yn y sir fod mewn perygl o gamfanteisio rhywiol oherwydd bod y cartrefi wedi'u lleoli mewn ardaloedd lle mae gweithgarwch troseddol, bygythiadau i ladd a cham-drin plant wedi digwydd. Mae'n ymddangos bod y pryderon hyn wedi peri amheuaeth sylweddol yn y llysoedd fel na allant ymddiried yng ngallu'r gwasanaeth i ofalu am y plant yn eu gofal. Mae'r comisiynydd plant wedi dangos bod gan gartrefi gofal ran bwysig i'w chwarae o ran darparu'r math iawn o ofal i rai plant a phobl ifanc yng Nghymru. Heriodd hi Lywodraeth Cymru i wella'r system. Mae'n amlwg nad oes digon wedi'i wneud hyd yma. Rwy'n ddiolchgar i'r comisiynydd plant am ei hymrwymiad yn ei hadroddiad blynyddol i barhau i bwyso ar Lywodraeth Cymru ac awdurdodau lleol i gyflawni'r dyletswyddau o dan y Ddeddf gwasanaethau cymdeithasol a llesiant. Dydy cyngor Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr ddim yn diwallu anghenion plant mewn gofal ac rwy'n annog Gweinidog dros Blant newydd i gymryd camau brys. Diolch yn fawr.