Response to Powys County Council's Budget Proposals

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Bill to introduce votes at 16

Y Bil Senedd ac Etholiadau i gyflwyno’r hawl i Bleidleisio yn 16 oed

Bydd yn rhoi'r hawl i bobl ifanc 16 a 17 oed bleidleisio yn etholiadau’r Cynulliad, gan roi llais iddynt ar benderfyniadau a fydd yn diffinio eu dyfodol. 

Mae hefyd yn cynnig newid enw'r Cynulliad i adlewyrchu ei wir statws fel senedd genedlaethol.

Wrth gyflwyno'r Bil, dywedodd Elin Jones AC, y Llywydd:

“Ar ôl ugain mlynedd, mae hwn yn gyfle euraidd i adnewyddu ein democratiaeth a sicrhau bod senedd genedlaethol Cymru yn ein galluogi i wneud ein gorau i’n hetholwyr heddiw ac i genedlaethau'r dyfodol.”

gwyliwch fideo ynglŷn â’r cynigion

Mae Elin Jones AC wedi ysgrifennu at bob cyngor ysgol yng Nghymru gyda phecyn adnoddau cysylltiedig ynglŷn ag ymgysylltiad pobl ifanc a’u trafodaethau ynghylch Pleidleisio yn 16 oed. Mae'r adnoddau ar gael i bawb drwy'r llwyfan addysg Hwb.

Bydd Elin Jones AC yn gwneud datganiad llawn yn y Cynulliad ddydd Mercher (13 Chwefror). Bydd y Bil yn destun gwaith craffu manwl yn sesiynau pwyllgor y Cynulliad yn ogystal â chan bob Aelod Cynulliad yn y Cyfarfod Llawn.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y Bil, ewch i www.cynulliad.cymru/reform  

Senedd and Elections Bill to introduce Votes at 16

The Assembly Commission is proposing a new law to renew democracy in Wales. It will empower 16 and 17 year olds to vote at Assembly elections, giving them a voice on decisions that will define their future. 

It also proposes changing the name of the Assembly to reflect its true status as a national parliament.

In introducing the Bill, the Llywydd, Elin Jones AM said:

“After twenty years, this is a golden opportunity to renew our democracy and ensure that Wales’s national parliament enables us to do our best for our constituents today and for future generations.”

watch a video about the proposals

Elin Jones AM has written to every school council in Wales with an accompanying resource pack about young people’s engagement with and debate around Votes at 16. The resources are available to all via the Hwb education platform.

Elin Jones AM will make a full statement in the Assembly on Wednesday (February 13). The  Bill will undergo extensive scrutiny in the Assembly’s committee sessions as well as by all Assembly members in Plenary.

For further information on the Bill please visit www.assembly.wales/reform  

Mental Capacity Act - Call for Evidence

Mae tîm polisi Deddf Galluedd Meddyliol (DGM) y Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder wedi cyhoeddi galwad yn ddiweddar am dystiolaeth i gasglu barn a sylwadau ar y diwygiad arfaethedig o god ymarfer yr Asiantaeth. Mae dolen i'r alwad am dystiolaeth isod a chwestiynau cyffredin ynghlwm.

Byddem yn ddiolchgar pe gallech ddefnyddio eich rhwydweithiau i rannu'r cyswllt hwn mor eang ag sy’n bosibl, oherwydd hoffem ddefnyddio cymaint o adborth â phosibl i lunio'r Cod Ymarfer diwygiedig.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/revising-the-mental-capacity-act-2005-code-of-practice-call-for-evidence

Sylwer, mae'r ddogfen atodedig yn perthyn i'r Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder ac yn Saesneg yn unig.

The Ministry of Justice Mental Capacity Act (MCA) policy team has recently issued a call for evidence to gather views and comments on the forthcoming revision of the MCA Code of Practice. Please find a link to the call for evidence below and an FAQ attached.

We would be grateful if you could use your networks to share this link as widely as possible, as we would like to use as much feedback as possible to shaping the revised Code of Practice.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/revising-the-mental-capacity-act-2005-code-of-practice-call-for-evidence

FAQ:

GP Services North West Powys

Annwyl Colleague	Dear Colleague
Sichrau Gwasanaethau Gofal Sylfaenol Meddygon Teulu Diogel a Chynaliadwy yng Ngogless Orllewin Powys: Mae’r ymgynghoriad yn mynd rhagddo rhwng 11 Chwefror 2019 a 28 Mawrth 2019.	Ensuring Safe and Sustainable GP Primary Care Services in North West Powys: Consultation is taking place from 11 February 2019 to 28 March 2019.
Mae Iechyd Bro Ddyfi, sy’n darparu Gwasanaethau Gofal Sylfaenol Meddygon Teulu i ryw 7,000 o bobl yng ngogledd orllewin Powys a’r cyffiniau, yn wynebu nifer o heriau wrth gynnal gwasanaethau lleol ar eu ffurf bresennol. Maen nhw wedi cyflwyno cais ffurfiol i Fwrdd Iechyd Addysgu Powys am gyfuno’u holl wasanaethau ar eu safle yn Forge Road, Machynlleth a chau eu safle yng Nglantwymyn erbyn mis Mehefin 2019. Er mwyn ein helpu ni i ystyried y cais oddi wrth y practis a phenderfynu ar ddyfodol gwasanaethau lleol, rydyn ni’n ymgynghori â chleifion Iechyd Bro Ddyfi a’r cymunedau ehangach o amgylch Glantwymyn a Machynlleth. Mae’r ymgynghoriad yn mynd rhagddo rhwng 11 Chwefror 2019 a 28 Mawrth 2019. Rydyn ni’n gwybod bod cleifion a chymunedau lleol yn gwerthfawrogi eu gwasanaethau lleol. Felly, yr ydym wedi cyhoeddi dogfen ymgynghori sy’n manylu ar yr hanes, y sefyllfa sydd ohoni a’r opsiynau ar gyfer y dyfodol. Mae hyn yn cael ei anfon at gleifion sydd wedi'u cofrestru â Iechyd Bro Ddyfi i ofyn am eu barn, ac maent hefyd yn cael ei rannu â sefydliadau a rhanddeiliaid lleol. Mae’ch barn chi’n hanfodol i’r broses hon. Mae angen i ni ddeall sut y bydd unrhyw newid yn effeithio arnoch chi a’ch cymuned, a pha gamau y gallen ni eu cymryd i leihau effaith negyddol unrhyw newid. Rydyn ni’n eich annog i fynegi’ch barn trwy gwblhau a dychwelyd yr holiadur ymgynghoriad. Nid oes angen ichi roi’ch enw, a bydd unrhyw adborth neu sylwadau yn gwbl gyfrinachol. Bwriadwn gynnal nifer o gyfarfodydd cyhoeddus a sesiynau galw heibio lle gallwch siarad â’r Bwrdd Iechyd ac aelodau eraill o’r gymuned am yr ymgynghoriad hwn. Canfodwch mwy yn fuan o wybodaeth ar ein gwefan arwww.biapowys.cymru.nhs.uk/iechyd-bro-ddyfi Bydd tîm ymgysylltu’r bwrdd iechyd yn dadansoddi’r holiadur. Mae’n bosibl y caiff ymatebion hefyd eu rhannu â Chyngor Iechyd Cymuned Powys, sef y corff annibynnol statudol sy’n cynrychioli buddion cleifion a’r cyhoedd yn y GIG. Bydd eich barn yn cyfrannu at adroddiad a fydd yn hysbysu argymhelliad ar y ffordd ymlaen, a gaiff ei drafod mewn cyfarfod cyhoeddus o Fwrdd Iechyd Addysgu Powys yn ddiweddarach y gwanwyn hwn. Nid yw’r Bwrdd Iechyd yn rhagfarnu’r canlyniad, ond os cymeradwyir y cais gan Iechyd Bro Ddyfi yna byddai eu safle yng Nglantwymyn yn cau erbyn Mehefin 2019. Diolch am roi eich amser i ystyried y cynnig hwn a rhannu’ch barn. Darganfyddwch mwy ar ein gwefanwww.biapowys.cymru.nhs.uk/iechyd-bro-ddyfi wrth ebostio ni arpowys.engagement@wales.nhs.uk neu wrth ffonio ni ar 01874 712489.	Dyfi Valley Health, the provider of GP Primary Care Services for around 7,000 people in north west Powys and surrounding areas, is facing a number of challenges in maintaining local services in their current form. They have submitted a formal application to Powys Teaching Health Board to merge their services onto their Forge Road premises in Machynlleth and close their premises at Cemmaes Road by June 2019. In order to help us consider the application from the practice and make decisions on the future of local services, we are consulting with patients of Dyfi Valley Health and the wider communities around Cemmaes Road and Machynlleth. Consultation is taking place from 11 February to 28 March 2019. We know that local patients and communities value their local services. So, we have published a consultation document which sets out the history, current situation and options for the future. This is being sent to patients registered with Dyfi Valley Health to seek their views, and is also being share with local organisations and stakeholders. Your views are essential to this process. We need to understand how any change would affect you and your community and what steps we could take to reduce any negative impact of any change. We encourage you to express your views by completing and returning the consultation questionnaire. You don’t need to give your name and any feedback or comments will be entirely confidential. We plan to hold a number of public meetings and drop in sessions where you can talk to the health board and other members of the community about this consultation. Find out more soon on our website atwww.powysthb.wales.nhs.uk/dyfi-valley-health The questionnaire will be analysed by the health board’s engagement team. Responses may also be shared with the Powys Community Health Council who are the independent statutory body to represent the interests of patients and the public in the NHS. Your views will contribute to a report which will inform a recommendation on the way forward, which will be debated in public at a meeting of the Powys Teaching Health Board later this spring. The health board is not prejudging the outcome of this consultation, however in the event that the application from Dyfi Valley Health is accepted, then their premises at Cemmaes Road would close by June 2019. Thank you for taking the time to consider this proposal and share your views. Find out more on our website atwww.powysthb.wales.nhs.uk/dyfi-valley-health , by emailing us onpowys.engagement@wales.nhs.uk or by phone to 01874 712489.

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WCVA Update - 11 February 2019

This week's updates from WCVA

11 February 2019

Hello, and welcome to this week’s newsletter. Registration for gofod3, WCVA’s massive annual event for the third sector in Wales, is now open! This year we’ll be hitting Cardiff City stadium on 21 March. Please join us to celebrate the third sector in Wales and meet all the other people effecting change across Wales - get your ticket at the gofod3 website today. We’re using this year’s event to highlight some of the amazing work the third sector is doing to support people in Wales – please get in touch with us if you have an inspirational story or an example of some innovative work you’d like to share with the sector. Last week, Welsh Government announced that over £69,000 in funding has been awarded to help Welsh projects working to improve the lives of people in sub-Saharan Africa – all through round 2 of the Wales for Africa scheme which is administered by WCVA! The scheme enables organisations in Wales to access funding of up to £5,000 for small-scale projects that contribute to Wales’ delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. See the full list of recipients on our website. Thanks for reading, we’ll catch you next week.

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We are pleased to announce the organisations that have been successful in the second round of the Wales for Africa grants schemes!

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