Mae Mr Grayling wedi ymddiheuro am hyn, gan gyfeirio at hyn fel mater difrifol. Mae’r rheolau a’r polisi carchardai yn nodi’n glir bod yn rhaid trin cyfathrebu rhwng carcharorion ac Aelodau Anrhydeddus yn gyfrinachol mewn achosion lle mae’r carcharor yn un o’u hetholwyr. Mewn nifer fechan o achosion, ni restrodd y carcharor y rhif fel un cyfrinachol ac felly ni chymerwyd camau i atal recordio; ond mewn achosion eraill roedd y rhifau wedi cael eu rhestru fel rhai cyfrinachol.
Mr Grayling has apologised for this, which he refers to as a “serious matter.” The Prison Rules and policy are clear that communication between prisoners and Hon. Members themselves must be treated as confidential, where the prisoner is a constituent of theirs. In a small number of cases the prisoner did not list the number as confidential and therefore the action was not taken to prevent recording; although for other cases the numbers had been listed as confidential.