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Ar 11 Tachwedd, gwnaeth Chris Grayling AS, yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Gyfiawnder, ddatganiad i Dŷ’r Cyffredin yn nodi y gallai galwadau ffôn rhwng carcharorion a’u Haelodau Seneddol etholaeth, neu eu swyddfeydd, fod wedi cael eu recordio, ac mewn rhai achosion bod staff y carchar wedi gwrando ar y galwadau hyn (dolen allanol, Saesneg yn unig). Mae’r mater hwn yn mynd yn ôl i 2006, ac mae’n ymwneud yn bennaf â’r cyfnod cyn hydref 2012\.  
   
 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.  
   
 Rwyf wedi gofyn i swyddogion holi a yw’r mater hwn yn effeithio ar Aelodau Cynulliad hefyd. Ers hynny, cefais fy hysbysu y gallai hyn fod wedi effeithio hefyd ar gyfathrebiadau gydag Aelodau Cynulliad. Mae’r Gweinidog Carchardai, Andrew Selous AS, yn ysgrifennu at holl Aelodau’r Cynulliad yn cadarnhau hyn, ac mae swyddogion y Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder yn gweithio i nodi manylion yr Aelodau yr effeithiwyd arnynt.   
   
 Gofynnwyd i Nick Hardwick, Prif Arolygydd Carchardai Ei Mawrhydi, gynnal ymchwiliad annibynnol, yn gyntaf i roi sicrwydd i’r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol erbyn diwedd y mis bod y trefniadau diogelu angenrheidiol ar waith, ac yn ail rhoi adroddiad llawn erbyn dechrau 2015 ar y ffeithiau a gwneud argymhellion pellach. Mae’r Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder wedi cadarnhau y bydd Aelodau Cynulliad yn cyfrannu at yr ymchwiliad hwn.  
   
 Byddaf yn rhoi’r diweddaraf i’r Aelodau ar unrhyw ddatblygiadau.





Translation:


 
On 11 November, Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Justice, made a statement to the House of Commons that telephone calls between prisoners and their constituency Members of Parliament, or their offices, may have been recorded and in some cases listened to by prison staff (external link). This issue stretches back to 2006, and primarily relates to the period prior to autumn 2012\.


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.


I asked officials to enquire whether this matter also affects Assembly Members. I have since been informed that communications with Assembly Members may also have been compromised. The Prisons Minister, Andrew Selous MP, is writing to all Assembly Members confirming this and Ministry of Justice officials are working to identify the details of Members who have been affected.


Nick Hardwick, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has been asked to conduct an independent investigation, first to assure the Secretary of State, by the end of this month, that the necessary safeguards are now in place, and secondly, by early 2015, report in full on the facts and make further recommendations. The Ministry of Justice has confirmed this investigation will include Assembly Members.


I will keep Members updated on any developments.