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Key news this
month
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- Shared Learning Events
- Local Government Fees Consultation
Responses
- Recent Reports
- Forthcoming Reports
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Shared Learning
Events
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During 2006/2007 we carried out work across the
Welsh Public Service to look at the progress being made to implement
the agenda set out in Making the Connections: Delivering Better
Services for Wales.
In October 2007 we presented feedback on the
findings to 130 Public Service leaders at six seminars across Wales.
The seminars acted as an opportunity to discuss the solutions to some
of the barriers identified and encouraged the sharing of knowledge
and experiences to avoid ‘re-inventing the wheel’.
We have now posted the outputs from each seminar
on our website, summarising the comments, observations and shared
learning identified by the delegates, alongside the key messages.
These pages also include photographs, the
presentation of key findings and links to shared learning case
studies, including the examples from the guest speakers. To view the
web pages, please follow
this link.
For more information, please contact Anthony Snow,
Wales Audit Office Partner and Chief Operating Officer on 029 2026 2685 or email anthony.snow@wao.gov.uk
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Local Government Audit and Inspection Fees 2007/2008
Consultation
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Earlier this year, the Auditor General consulted with
local government bodies on audit and inspection fee scales for
2007/2008. It generated a number of responses, which have been
summarised and made available on the website.
There was general appreciation that he had again
restricted the fee scale increase at below market levels, and that
this year’s 2.7% increase was over half a percent lower than
last years.
The Auditor General has now confirmed his proposal
as contained in the consultation paper.
To read the original consultation paper, please follow
this link
to our website.
To read the summary of consultation responses,
please follow this link
to our website.
For more information on this subject please
contact Simon Edge, Wales Audit Office Partner,
on 029 2067 8564 or email simon.edge@wao.gov.uk.
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Recent reports
Tir Gofal
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The Welsh countryside is showing promising
signs of improvement since Tir Gofal - the country’s main agri-environment scheme - was launched in 1999. A report published on 15 November,
identified the environmental, cultural and socio-economic benefits of
the scheme, which pays landowners to improve and manage their farms
in ways that will safeguard the rural environment. The report also
warned that the benefits of Tir Gofal may not be sustained unless it has a
long-term financial commitment and becomes more responsive to local
needs and priorities.
For a copy
of the report, please visit our website by following this link.
For more
information, please contact Paul
Dimblebee, Wales Audit Office
Partner, on 029 2026 2687
or email paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk
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Improving Information to
Support Decision Making:
Standards for Better Quality Data
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The Wales Audit Office has
endorsed a set of standards issued by the Audit Commission on 9
November.
It defines the
arrangements public bodies can put in place to improve the quality of
data they use to manage and report their activities.
The Audit Commission
report incorporates recognised good practice with information gained
from wide consultation within the public sector.
To
access a copy of the report, please click here.
For more information,
please contact Julie May, Wales Audit Office Partner,
on 029 2026 2573 or email julie.may@wao.gov.uk.
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Minimising Healthcare
Associated Infections in NHS Trusts in Wales
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The Auditor
General’s report, published on 8 November, found that NHS trusts
in Wales are
working hard to minimise healthcare associated infections, which cost
the NHS in Wales
an estimated £50 million per year. However, trusts need to take extra
steps to make prevention and control everybody’s business and
further reduce the risk of infection.
For a copy of the
report, please visit our website by following this link.
For more
information, please contact Paul
Dimblebee, Wales Audit Office Partner, on 029 2026 2687 or email paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk
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Tackling Delayed
Transfers of Care Across the Whole System
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The independence of vulnerable people,
and the treatment of others, is being compromised because of delayed
transfers of care, according to the Auditor General for Wales.
His series of cross-cutting reports, published on 1 November,
concluded that delayed transfers of care need to be tackled
systematically across whole health communities.
The series of reports include an
overview report, which looks at delayed transfers of care in the Cardiff and Vale
of Glamorgan, Gwent and Carmarthenshire areas. It is supported by
three reports that cover these individual health and social care
communities.
For
a copy of the overview report, please visit our website by following
this link
For
a copy of the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan report, please visit our
website by following this link
For
a copy of the Gwent report, please visit our website by following this
link
For
a copy of the Carmarthenshire report, please visit our website by
following this link
For more information, contact Gill Lewis,
Wales Audit Officer Partner, on
029 2067 8503 or email gill.lewis@wao.gov.uk.
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Police Data Quality 2006/07
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This joint report, published in
September, by the Wales Audit Office and Audit Commission found that
nine out of ten police authorities and forces in Wales and England are continuing to
perform well on their recording of crime data. For 2006/07, 88 per
cent were rated good or excellent compared to 81 per cent the
previous year and 28 per cent in 2003/04. In Wales, three of the four
authorities were rated good or excellent for 2006/07 with the other
authority rated fair.
For
a copy of the report, please visit our website by following this link
For more information, contact Anthony Barrett,
Wales Audit Office Partner, on 01244
525972 or email anthony.barrett@wao.gov.uk.
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Delivering the Home Energy Conservation Act
in Wales
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Welsh housing is getting more energy
efficient, but 14 out of the 22 councils failed to meet their
performance targets and none will come close to the original aim of
securing a 30 per cent reduction in energy use by 1 April 2007. That
is the conclusion of the Auditor General’s report, published in
September. It found that councils are focusing most of their efforts
on public sector housing. But, with most homes falling outside this
sector, councils, the Assembly Government and other bodies should
collaborate to find ways to encourage private householders to improve
energy efficiency.
For
a copy of the report, please visit our website by following this link
For more information, please contact Paul Dimblebee, Wales Audit
Office Partner, on 029 2026
2687 or email paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk.
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Cadwyn
Housing Association
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Cadwyn Housing
Association is providing good services to tenants in six out of eight
key areas, according to a report published on 20 November. It found
that the Cardiff-based Association has an ‘excellent’
approach to providing housing; ‘good’ maintenance and
lettings services; ‘good’ arrangements in place to ensure
equal opportunities and for people with support needs; a
‘good’ relationship with residents; ‘good’
housing management arrangements; and a ‘satisfactory’
rents service.
For a copy of the
report, please visit our website by following this link.
For more information, please contact Paul Dimblebee, Wales Audit
Office Partner, on 029 2026
2687 or email paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk.
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Rhondda
Housing Association
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Rhondda Housing Association is
providing ‘good’ and ‘excellent’ services to
its tenants in seven out of eight key areas. The latest housing association
inspection report, published in October, found that the
Association’s relationship with residents, its housing
management service and arrangements for providing housing were
‘excellent’. ‘Good’ arrangements were in place
for ensuring equality of opportunity, rents and lettings and for
people with support needs. The maintenance service was found to be
‘satisfactory’ and showing signs of improvement.
For a copy of the
report, please visit our website by following this link
For
more information, please contact Paul
Dimblebee, Wales Audit Office Partner, on 029 2026 2687 or email paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk.
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Forthcoming Reports
Arts Council for Wales: Supporting Major Capital Projects
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This report will examine whether the
Arts Council is effectively managing the risks involved in supporting
major arts projects through its capital grants programme and
associated support activities. The examination will focus on major
building construction and refurbishment projects, but, will not
review in detail projects relating to grants for equipment purchases
or for public art installations.
For more information, please contact Gillian Body,
Wales Audit Office Partner, on 029
2026 2575 or email gillian.body@wao.gov.uk.
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Seren
Housing Association Report
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This housing association inspection
report is due out later this month.
For more information, please contact Paul Dimblebee, Wales Audit
Office Partner, on 029 2026
2687 or email paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk
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Cylchlythyr Rhagfyr 2007
To see the English version, click here
Croeso i gylchlythyr Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru, sy’n rhoi rhywfaint o
newyddion diweddaraf ein sefydliad i chi.
Newyddion pwysig y mis hwn
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- Digwyddiadau Dysgu a Rennir
- Ymatebion i'r Ymgynghoriad ar Ffioedd Llywodraeth Leol
- Adroddiadau Diweddar
- Adroddiadau sydd ar y Gweill
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Digwyddiadau Dysgu a Rennir
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Yn ystod 2006/2007
cynhaliwyd gwaith ar draws Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus Cymru i ystyried y
cynnydd a wneir i weithredu'r agenda a nodwyd yn Creu'r Cysylltiadau:
Gwell Gwasanaethau i Gymru.
Ym mis Hydref 2007 cyflwynwyd
adborth gennym ar y canfyddiadau i 130 o arweinwyr Gwasanaethau
Cyhoeddus mewn chwe seminar ledled Cymru. Roedd y seminarau yn gyfle
i drafod yr atebion i rai o'r rhwystrau a nodwyd, gan annog rhannu
gwybodaeth a phrofiadau er mwyn osgoi dyblygu ymdrech.
Rydym bellach wedi
cyhoeddi canlyniad pob seminar ar ein gwefan, yn rhoi crynodeb o'r
sylwadau, yr arsylwadau a'r dysgu a rennir a nodwyd gan y
cynadleddwyr, ochr yn ochr â'r negeseuon allweddol.
Mae'r tudalennau hyn
hefyd yn cynnwys ffotograffau, yn cyflwyno canfyddiadau allweddol ac
yn cysylltu â'r astudiaethau achos dysgu a rennir, yn cynnwys yr
enghreifftiau gan y siaradwyr gwadd. Er mwyn gweld y tudalennau gwe, dilynwch y cyswllt hwn.
Am ragor o wybodaeth,
cysylltwch ag Anthony Snow, Partner Swyddfa Archwilio
Cymru a'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredu, ar 029 2026 2685 neu e-bostiwch anthony.snow@wao.gov.uk.
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Ffioedd
Archwilio ac Arolygu Llywodraeth Leol Ymgynghoriad 2007/2008
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Yn gynharach eleni,
ymgynghorodd yr Archwilydd Cyffredinol â chyrff llywodraeth leol ar
raddfeydd ffioedd archwilio ac arolygu ar gyfer 2007/2008.
Cynhyrchodd nifer o ymatebion, sydd wedi'u crynhoi a'u cyflwyno ar y
wefan.
Gwerthfawrogwyd yn
gyffredinol iddo gyfyngu'r cynnydd yn y raddfa ffioedd unwaith eto
islaw lefelau'r farchnad, a bod y cynnydd eleni o 2.7% dros hanner
canran yn is na'r cynnydd y llynedd.
Mae'r Archwilydd
Cyffredinol bellach wedi cadarnhau ei gynnig fel y'i ceir yn y papur
ymgynghori.
Er mwyn darllen y
papur ymgynghori gwreiddiol dilynwch
y cyswllt hwn i'n gwefan.
Er mwyn darllen y
crynodeb o'r ymatebion ymgynghori, dilynwch
y cyswllt hwn i'n gwefan.
Am ragor o wybodaeth
am y pwnc hwn, cysylltwch â Simon Edge
Partner Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru ar 029 2067 8564, neu e-bostiwch simon.edge@wao.gov.uk.
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Adroddiadau
Diweddar
Tir Gofal
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Mae cefn gwlad Cymru
yn dangos arwyddion calonogol o wella ers lansio Tir Gofal - prif
gynllun amaeth-amgylcheddol y wlad - yn 1999. Nododd adroddiad a
gyhoeddwyd ar
15 Tachwedd fuddiannau
amgylcheddol, diwylliannol ac economaidd gymdeithasol y cynllun, sy'n
talu tirfeddianwyr i wella a rheoli eu ffermydd mewn ffyrdd a fydd yn
diogelu'r amgylchedd gwledig. Rhybuddiodd yr adroddiad hefyd efallai
na ellir cynnal buddiannau Tir Gofal oni fydd ganddo ymrwymiad
ariannol hirdymor ac y daw yn fwy ymatebol i anghenion a
blaenoriaethau lleol.
I gael copi o'r
adroddiad, ewch i'n gwefan drwy ddilyn
y cyswllt hwn.
Am ragor o wybodaeth,
cysylltwch â Paul Dimblebee,
Partner Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru, ar 029 2026 2687 neu e-bostiwch paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk.
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Gwella
Gwybodaeth i Gefnogi'r broses o Wneud Penderfyniadau: Safonau ar
Gyfer Data o Ansawdd Gwell
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Mae
Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru wedi cymeradwyo cyfres o safonau a gyhoeddwyd
gan y Comisiwn Archwilio ar 9 Tachwedd.
Mae'n
diffinio'r trefniadau y gall cyrff cyhoeddus eu gwneud i wella
ansawdd y data y maent yn ei ddefnyddio i reoli eu gweithgareddau a
chyflwyno adroddiadau arnynt.
Mae
adroddiad y Comisiwn Archwilio yn ymgorffori arfer da cydnabyddedig
gyda gwybodaeth a gafwyd o waith ymgynghori eang o fewn y sector
cyhoeddus.
I gael
copi o'r adroddiad, cliciwch
yma.
Am ragor o
wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Julie May,
Partner Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru, ar 029 2026 2573 neu e-bostiwch julie.may@wao.gov.uk.
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Lleihau Heintiau sy'n Gysylltiedig â Gofal Iechyd mewn
Ymddiriedolaethau'r GIG yng Nghymru
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Canfu adroddiad yr Archwilydd
Cyffredinol, a gyhoeddwyd
ar 8 Tachwedd, fod Ymddiriedolaethau'r
GIG yng Nghymru yn gweithio'n galed i leihau heintiau sy'n gysylltiedig â gofal iechyd, sy'n costio £50 miliwn y flwyddyn i'r GIG yng Nghymru yn ôl amcangyfrifon. Fodd bynnag, mae angen i ymddiriedolaethau gymryd
camau ychwanegol i sicrhau bod pawb yn gyfrifol am atal a rheoli heintiau a lleihau'r risg o haint ymhellach.
I gael copi o'r adroddiad, ewch i'n gwefan drwy ddilyn y cyswllt hwn.
Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Paul
Dimblebee, Partner Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru, ar 029
2026 2687 neu e-bostiwch
paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk.
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Mynd i'r afael
ag Achosion o Oedi wrth Drosglwyddo Gofal yn y System Gyfan
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Mae annibyniaeth
pobl sy'n agored i niwed, a thriniaeth pobl eraill, yn cael eu peryglu oherwydd oedi wrth drosglwyddo gofal, yn ôl Archwilydd Cyffredinol Cymru. Daeth ei gyfres o adroddiadau trawsbynciol a gyhoeddwyd
ar 1 Tachwedd i'r casgliad bod angen mynd i'r afael ag oedi wrth drosglwyddo gofal yn systematig ar draws cymunedau iechyd cyfan.
Mae'r gyfres o adroddiadau yn cynnwys adroddiad trosolwg, sy'n edrych ar achosion o oedi wrth drosglwyddo gofal yng Nghaerdydd a Bro Morgannwg, Gwent a Sir Gaerfyrddin.
Caiff ei ategu gan dri adroddiad sy'n cwmpasu'r cymunedau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol hyn.
I
gael copi o'r adroddiad trosolwg, ewch i'n gwefan drwy ddilyn y cyswllt hwn.
I
gael copi o adroddiad Caerdydd a
Bro Morgannwg, ewch
i'n gwefan drwy ddilyn y cyswllt hwn.
I
gael copi o adroddiad Gwent, ewch i'n gwefan drwy ddilyn y cyswllt hwn.
I
gael copi o adroddiad Sir Gaerfyrddin,
ewch i'n gwefan drwy ddilyn y cyswllt hwn.
Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Gill Lewis, Partner Swyddfa
Archwilio Cymru, ar 029
2067 8503 neu e-bostiwch
gill.lewis@wao.gov.uk
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Ansawdd Data'r Heddlu 2006/07
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Canfu'r adroddiad ar y cyd hwn a gyhoeddwyd ym mis Medi, gan Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru a'r Comisiwn Archwilio fod naw allan o ddeg o awdurdodau'r heddlu a heddluoedd yng Nghymru a Lloegr yn parhau i berfformio'n dda o ran cofnodi data am droseddau.
Ar gyfer 2006/07,
dyfarnwyd bod 88
y cant yn dda neu'n ardderchog o gymharu ag 81 y cant y flwyddyn flaenorol a 28
y cant yn 2003/04.
Yng Nghymru, dyfarnwyd bod tri o'r pedwar awdurdod yn dda neu'n ardderchog ar gyfer 2006/07 a dyfarnwyd
bod yr awdurdod arall yn weddol.
I
gael copi o'r adroddiad, ewch i'n gwefan drwy ddilyn y cyswllt hwn
Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch ag Anthony Barrett, Partner Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru, ar 01244 525972 neu e-bostiwch paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk
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Cyflwyno'r
Ddeddf Arbed Ynni yn y Cartref yng Nghymru
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Mae tai Cymru
yn dod yn fwy effeithlon o ran ynni, ond methodd 14 allan o'r 22 o gynghorau â chyflawni eu targedau perfformiad,
ac ni fydd yr un cyngor yn dod yn agos at y nod gwreiddiol
o sicrhau lleihad
o 30 y cant yn y defnydd
o ynni erbyn 1 Ebrill 2007. Dyna yw casgliad adroddiad Archwilydd Cyffredinol Cymru, a gyhoeddwyd ym mis Medi. Nododd fod cynghorau yn canolbwyntio'r rhan fwyaf o'u hymdrechion ar dai yn y sector cyhoeddus. Ond, gan fod y rhan fwyaf o dai y tu allan i'r sector hwn, dylai cynghorau, Llywodraeth y Cynulliad
a chyrff eraill gydweithio i ddod o hyd i ffyrdd o annog perchenogion tai preifat i wella effeithlonrwydd ynni.
I
gael copi o'r adroddiad, ewch i'n gwefan drwy ddilyn y cyswllt hwn.
Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Paul
Dimblebee, Partner Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru, ar 029
2026 2687 neu e-bostwich
paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk.
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Cymdeithas Tai Cadwyn
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Mae
Cymdeithas Tai Cadwyn yn darparu gwasanaethau da i denantiaid mewn
chwe allan o wyth maes allweddol, yn ôl adroddiad a gyhoeddwyd ar 20
Tachwedd. Canfu'r adroddiad fod gan y Gymdeithas yng Nghaerdydd ddull
'ardderchog' o ddarparu tai; gwasanaethau cynnal a chadw a rhenti
'da’; roedd trefniadau ‘da’ ar waith ar gyfer
sicrhau cyfle cyfartal ac ar gyfer pobl ag anghenion cymorth;
cydberthynas ‘dda’ â phreswylwyr; trefniadau rheoli tai
‘da’; a gwasanaeth rhenti ‘boddhaol’.
I
gael copi o'r adroddiad, ewch i'n gwefan drwy ddilyn y cyswllt hwn.
Am ragor o
wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Paul
Dimblebee, Partner Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru, ar 029 2026 2687 neu e-bostiwch paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk
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Cymdeithas Tai
Rhondda
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Mae
Cymdeithas Tai Rhondda yn darparu gwasanaethau 'da' ac 'ardderchog'
i'w thenantiaid mewn saith allan o wyth maes allweddol. Yn ôl
adroddiad ar yr arolygiad diweddaraf o'r gymdeithas tai, a gyhoeddwyd
ym mis Hydref, roedd cydberthynas y Gymdeithas â'i phreswylwyr, ei
gwasanaeth rheoli tai a'i threfniadau ar gyfer darparu tai yn
'ardderchog'. Roedd trefniadau 'da' ar waith ar gyfer sicrhau cyfle
cyfartal, rhenti a gosodiadau ar gyfer pobl ag anghenion cymorth.
Roedd y gwasanaeth cynnal a chadw yn 'foddhaol' ac yn dangos
arwyddion o welliant.
I
gael copi o'r adroddiad, ewch i'n gwefan drwy ddilyn y cyswllt hwn.
Am ragor o
wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Paul
Dimblebee, Partner Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru, ar 029 2026 2687 neu e-bostiwch paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk.
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Adroddiadau
ar Ddod
Cyngor
Celfyddydau Cymru: Cefnogi Prosiectau Cyfalaf Mawr
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Bydd yr archwiliad hwn yn ystyried a yw Cyngor
y Celfyddydau yn rheoli'n effeithiol y risgiau sy'n ymwneud â
chefnogi prif brosiectau'r celfyddydau drwy ei raglen grantiau
cyfalaf a gweithgareddau cymorth cysylltiedig. Bydd yr archwiliad yn
canolbwyntio ar brosiectau adeiladu ac adnewyddu mawr, ond ni fydd yn
adolygu'n fanwl y prosiectau sy'n ymwneud â grantiau ar gyfer prynu
cyfarpar neu ar gyfer gosodiadau celfyddydau cyhoeddus.
Am ragor o
wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Gillian Body,
Partner Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru, ar 029 2026 2575 neu e-bostiwch gillian.body@wao.gov.uk.
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Adroddiad
Cymdeithas Tai Seren
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Disgwylir
cyhoeddi'r adroddiad arolygu hwn o'r gymdeithas tai yn ddiweddarach
yn y mis.
Am ragor o
wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Paul
Dimblebee, Partner Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru, ar 029 2026 2687 neu e-bostiwch paul.dimblebee@wao.gov.uk.
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bwletin hwn o ddefnydd i chi. Fodd bynnag, os nad ydych chi am
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gwybod inni: info@wao.gov.uk
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