The UK's Home Affairs Select Committee is questioning the panel of an inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse over the resignation of the investigation's third chairperson, Dame Lowell Goddard.
Dame Goddard stepped down after just 16 months in the role, saying in her resignation letter that her decision was as a result of the legacy of failure in the inquiry, which had been hard to shake off.
The New Zealand Judge however has been accused of being difficult to work with and using racist language, something that Dame Goddard has since denied.
Whilst being quizzed by the Home Affairs Select Committee, the fourth chair of the inquiry Alexis Jay, explained that the Inquiry's panel felt Dame Goddard had preferred to work alone.
IN: It was clear from the beginning
OUT: from a lot of the activities of the inquiry
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In front of the Home Affairs Select Committee, the fourth chair of the inquiry Alexis Jay, said on of the issues Justice Goddard had with the lack of an evidence management system has now been resolved.
IN: That took a long time to…
OUT: is no longer an issue
DUR: 20 seconds
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In front of the Home Affairs Select Committee, inquiry panel member Ivor Frank described some of the difficulties working with Lowell Goddard
IN: The chair was not always present
OUT: less the case
DUR: 21 seconds
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In from of the Home Affairs Select Committee, inquiry panel member Ivor Frank was quizzed over how difficult it had been to work with Dame Goddard
IN: So was she a nightmare…
OUT: circular exchange
DUR: 13 seconds