Dame Lowell Goddard preferred to work alone, MPs told

Dame Lowell Goddard was a New Zealand High Court judge

 

Dame Lowell Goddard, the former head of an inquiry into child sexual abuse, kept panel members at a distance and would have rather worked alone, MPs have heard.

Professor Alexis Jay, her successor, told the Commons Home Affairs Committee that despite this, they tried to make arrangements work.
Dame Lowell Goddard, the inquiry's third chairwoman, resigned in August.
The committee is quizzing new chair Alexis Jay and two panel members.
One of them, Ivor Frank, was asked whether Dame Lowell Goddard was a "nightmare to work with".
"I would not use that language. I would prefer to say there were challenges," he replied.

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