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/> <input type="hidden" name="formId" /> <input type="hidden" name="recordId" /> <fieldset class="md:flex md:items-center"> <legend class="font-serif text-serif-base contents">Tudalennau</legend> <ul class="flex mt-1 md:mt-0 ml-2"> <li class="md:ml-2"> <input type="radio" name="pages" id="pages-all" value="all" class="hidden appearance-none cursor-pointer peer" checked> <label for="pages-all" class="cursor-pointer rounded p-2 pr-3 flex justify-center items-center peer-checked:bg-pink-700 text-sm md:text-base"> <i class="icon icon-book mr-2 text-base md:text-lg"></i>Pob tudalen</label> </li> <li class="ml-2"> <input type="radio" name="pages" id="pages-this" value="this" class="hidden appearance-none cursor-pointer peer"> <label for="pages-this" class="cursor-pointer rounded p-2 pr-3 flex justify-center items-center peer-checked:bg-pink-700 text-sm md:text-base"> <i class="icon icon-file-blank mr-2 text-base md:text-lg"></i>Y tudalen hwn</label> </li> </ul> </fieldset> <fieldset 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justify-start">Cynnwys</p> <div class="justify-end"> <span class="icon icon-search text-primary" id="multipage-search-button"></span> <span class="icon icon-pointer-down text-primary"></span> </div> </div> <aside class="col-span-4 md:col-span-1 hidden md:block motion-safe:transition-all motion-safe:duration-200 overflow-hidden md:overflow-auto max-h-0 md:max-h-fit mb-6 md:mb-0" id="multipage-nav"> <form id="multipage-search" class="mb-3 flex" method="get"> <label for="multipage-search-input" class="sr-only">Chwiliwch y ddogfen hon</label> <input type="search" name="search" value="" class="w-full py-2 px-2 text-sm bg-slate-100 border-r-0" id="multipage-search-input" /> <button type="submit" title="Search" class="icon icon-search px-2 bg-slate-100 border border-solid border-l-0 border-slate-700"> </button> </form> <nav> <ul> <li> <div class="mb-2 pb-2 border-b-2 border-dotted border-neutral-200"> <a href="/for-the-public/official-information/" class="pt-2 pr-2 pb-2 flex justify-between text-sm border-l-4 border-solid bg-neutral-100 text-neutral-600 border-theme-green pl-[10px]" data-id="1302"> <span>Sut i gael gwybodaeth gan awdurdod cyhoeddus</span> </a> </div> <ul> <li> <div> <a href="/for-the-public/official-information/preparing-and-submitting-your-information-request/" class="pt-2 pr-2 pb-2 flex justify-between text-sm border-l-4 border-solid text-link border-transparent hover:border-neutral-200 hover:bg-neutral-100 pl-[10px]" data-id="1333"> <span>Sut i ysgrifennu cais effeithiol am wybodaeth</span> </a> </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <a href="/for-the-public/official-information/what-to-expect-after-making-an-information-request/" class="pt-2 pr-2 pb-2 flex justify-between text-sm border-l-4 border-solid text-link border-transparent hover:border-neutral-200 hover:bg-neutral-100 pl-[10px]" data-id="1337"> <span>Beth i ddisgwyl ar ol wneud cais am wybodaeth</span> </a> </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <a href="/for-the-public/official-information/what-to-do-if-you-are-dissatisfied-with-the-response/" class="pt-2 pr-2 pb-2 flex justify-between text-sm border-l-4 border-solid text-link border-transparent hover:border-neutral-200 hover:bg-neutral-100 pl-[10px]" data-id="1349"> <span>Beth i wneud os dydych chi ddim yn hapus gyda'r ymateb</span> </a> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> </aside> <div class="col-span-4 md:col-span-3 md:pl-10"> <div class="mb-10"> <div class="umb-block-grid" data-grid-columns="12;" style="--umb-block-grid--grid-columns: 12;"> <div class="umb-block-grid__layout-container"> <div class="umb-block-grid__layout-item" data-content-element-type-alias="detailsBlock" data-content-element-type-key="86269f89-de24-4579-bb82-a384f2ebac89" data-element-udi="umb://element/6c4a3a7dc93e41c590023dc68fd102f4" data-col-span="12" data-row-span="1" style=" --umb-block-grid--item-column-span: 12; --umb-block-grid--item-row-span: 1; "> <span class="hidden" id="fbbfb8b9-11ed-4c64-8bd4-1cef44a4547e">Cliciwch er mwyn toglo’r manylion</span> <div class="prose prose-sm md:prose-base prose-h2:font-serif sm:prose-h2:border-l-10 sm:prose-h2:pl-3 sm:prose-h2:-ml-3 sm:prose-h2:relative sm:prose-h2:left-[-10px] prose-h3:font-serif sm:prose-lead:border-l-10 sm:prose-lead:pl-3 sm:prose-lead:-ml-3 sm:prose-lead:relative sm:prose-lead:left-[-10px] prose-hr:my-4 prose-h2:border-theme-green-light prose-lead:border-theme-green-light prose-theme-green sm:ml-[10px] sm:pl-3"> <details> <summary aria-describedby="fbbfb8b9-11ed-4c64-8bd4-1cef44a4547e">Diweddaraf - 29 Awst 2024</summary> <div> <p><strong>29 Awst 2024</strong> - We've added a "Searching for information" checklist to the "Top tips" section.</p> </div> </details> </div> </div> <div class="umb-block-grid__layout-item" data-content-element-type-alias="richTextBlock" data-content-element-type-key="d7ec1d8a-2a00-439e-95b4-9f3537f5ece4" data-element-udi="umb://element/93998c7ff06743fd87b1a3a95df202e6" data-col-span="12" data-row-span="1" style=" --umb-block-grid--item-column-span: 12; --umb-block-grid--item-row-span: 1; "> <div class="prose prose-sm md:prose-base prose-h2:font-serif sm:prose-h2:border-l-10 sm:prose-h2:pl-3 sm:prose-h2:-ml-3 sm:prose-h2:relative sm:prose-h2:left-[-10px] prose-h3:font-serif sm:prose-lead:border-l-10 sm:prose-lead:pl-3 sm:prose-lead:-ml-3 sm:prose-lead:relative sm:prose-lead:left-[-10px] prose-hr:my-4 prose-h2:border-theme-green-light prose-lead:border-theme-green-light prose-theme-green sm:ml-[10px] sm:pl-3"> <h2>Sut ydy e'n gweithio?</h2> <p>Mae ganddwch chi'r hawl i ofyn am gwybodaeth wedi'i recordio sydd wedi'i ddal gan awdurdodau cyhoeddus. Y gwybodaeth mwyaf amlwg yw copiau electronig neu papur o ddogfenau ffurfiol, fel polisiau neu munudau o gyfarfodydd. Ond, gallwch chi hefyd gofyn am wybodaeth o recordiau gwahanol fel e-bostiau, ffotograffau, neu recordiau swn.</p> <p>There are laws that give you this right of access, which are: </p> <ul> <li>y Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth (FOIA);</li> <li>Rheoliadau Gwybodaeth Amgylcheddol (EIR); a </li> <li>INSPIRE Regulations.  </li> </ul> <p>Mae'r cymorth yn ffocysu ar y FOIA ac EIR. Gallwch ffeindio mwy o wybodaeth ar INSPIRE yn ein<a href="/for-organisations/eir-and-access-to-information/inspire-regulations/" title=" Rheoliadau INSPIRE ">Canllawiadau i'r rheoliadau'r INSPIRE</a>. </p> <p>If you ask for information, public authorities must provide it, unless there’s a good reason not to. </p> <p>We use the phrase “information request” to cover the requests you can make using FOIA or EIR. </p> <p>Os ydych chi eisiau gofyn am gopi o'ch gwybodaeth personol chi oddi wrth awdurdod cyhoeddus, gwnewch<a href="/for-the-public/getting-copies-of-your-information-subject-access-request/" title="Eich hawl i gael copïau o’ch data">cais gwrthrych am wybodaeth</a>.</p> <h2>Pwy gallwch chi ofyn?</h2> <p>Gallwch gofyn am wybodaeth o unrhyw awdurdod cyhoeddus yn Lloegr, Cymru, neu'r Gogledd Iwerddon, a awdurdodau cyhoeddus dros y DU sydd wedi'u sefydlu yn Yr Alban.<a rel="noopener" href="https://www.itspublicknowledge.info/" target="_blank" title="Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth Yr Alban">Mae gan Yr Alban deddfwriaeth ei hun, sy'n gorchuddio awdurdodau cyhoeddys Yr Alban, ag ei gomisiynydd.</a>. </p> <p>Esiamplau o awdurdodau cyhoeddus: </p> <ul> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations" target="_blank" title="Adrannau llywodraeth">adrannau llywodraeth</a>, gweinyddiaethau datganoledig, chyrffoedd cyhoeddus, a phwyllgorau arall;</li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-council" target="_blank" title="Cyngor lleol">cynghorau lleol;</a>;</li> <li>ysgolion, colegau a phrifysgolion;</li> <li>gwasanaethau iechyd cyhoeddus - gan gynnwys ysbytai, doctoriaid, deintydd, feryllwyr, ac optegwyr;</li> <li>cwmnïau sy'n perthyn i'r cyhoedd;</li> <li>amgueddfeydd, orielau a theatrau sy'n cael eu hariannu'n gyhoeddus; a'r</li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.police.uk/" target="_blank" title="Heddlu">gwasanaethau heddlu</a>a thân.</li> </ul> <p>Gallwch wneud cais gwybodaeth amgylcheddol i rai cwmniau preifat neu cyhoeddus sy'n gyda cyfrifoldebau cyhoeddus - fel cwmniau ddwr.</p> <p>Os nad ydych chi'n siŵr a gewch chi wneud cais i sefydliad, gallwch gysylltu â ni drwy'n llinell gymorth ar<strong>0303 123 1113</strong>neu<a href="https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/contact-us-public/public-advice/#liveChat" title="Sgwrs fyw" data-anchor="#liveChat">ein sgwrs fyw</a>.</p> <h2>Tipiau gorau</h2> <p>I wneud ceisiadau am wybodaeth mor effeithlon ac effeithiol a phosib, defnyddiwch y dull yma:</p> <ol> <li><strong>Chwiliwch yn gyntaf.</strong> Public authorities publish a great deal of information. You may find what you’re looking for by searching online or looking at the website’s sitemap. If the information is already in the public domain, it may be quicker to find it than ask for it. For more tips, see "Searching for information" below.</li> <li><strong>Cadwch e'n clir.</strong>Gwnewch eich cais mor syml a phosib. Efallai bydd rhestrau wedi'i niferu neu pwyntiau bwled yn helpu gyda'r strwythr eich cais. Triwch wneud e'n mor hawdd a phosib i'r awdurdod cyhoeddus i ddeall.</li> <li><strong>Bod yn neis.</strong>Hyd yn oed os ydych chi'n anhapus gyda'r sefydliad, triwch i roi eich barn i un ochr a ffocysu ar y gwybodaeth rydych chi eisiau derbyn. Os posib, cadwch eich cais am wybodaeth ar wahan o unrhyw e-bostiau neu cwynau eraill.</li> <li><strong>Darllenwch dwywaith.</strong>Cyn i chi anfon cais, edrychwch unwaith eto i wneud yn siwr fod e'n clir ac yn hawdd i ddilyn. Os nad ydych chi'n siwr, cymerwch ail barn o rywun ti'n nabod. Gallwn nhw spotio rhywbeth efallai nad ydych chi wedi. Os ydy'r awdurdod cyhoeddus angen gofyn i chi i esbonio rhywbeth, bydd eich cais yn cymryd mwy o amser nag sydd angen.</li> </ol> <div class="rt-block rt-green"> <h3>Searching for information</h3> <p><span>The following resources could help you find the information you’re looking for.</span></p> <ul> <li><span><strong>Publication schemes, annual reports, policies and datasets published on public authorities’ websites.</strong></span><span> These kinds of documents explain who the organisation is, what they do, how they do it, and how they are performing. If you can’t easily find documents on their website, look for a sitemap, which may help.</span></li> <li><span> </span><span><strong>Disclosure logs on public authorities’ websites. </strong></span><span>These allow you to read a public authority’s responses to previous information requests.</span></li> <li><strong><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/" target="_blank">WhatDoTheyKnow</a></strong><span> is a public register of over 1 million information requests, and responses from thousands of public authorities.</span></li> <li><span> </span><span><strong>Advanced searches</strong></span><span> of a public authority’s website. For example:</span> <ul> <li><span> </span><span>Use Google’s <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.google.co.uk/advanced_search" target="_blank">advanced search dashboard</a> or similar facilities on other search engines. </span></li> <li><span>Add “site:” to your search query (eg “annual report site:ico.org.uk”). </span><span></span></li> <li><span>Search for a specific file type in your search query. In Google it’s “filetype:” (eg “ICO annual report filetype:pdf”).</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span> </span><strong>Previous website versions</strong>. Viewing historic snapshots of an organisation’s website may help you retrieve information which is no longer current. 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