UNITED KINGDOM
The Times
Andrew Norfolk, Chief Investigative Reporter | Oliver Wright, Policy Editor
October 15 2016
The Times
Dame Lowell Goddard faces official censure by parliament for refusing to answer questions about her tenure as chairwoman of the investigation.
The home affairs select committee is to warn her that she has one last chance to co-operate with its inquiry into the workings of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. If she fails to answer MPs’ questions — either in person or by video link from home in New Zealand — she will be officially and publicly censured by the committee.
“She is still a sitting high court judge in New Zealand and to be censured for wilfully refusing to co-operate with an official House of Commons investigation will present serious reputational issues for her,” one member said.
The committee is expected to point out that Dame Lowell received a £90,000 payoff from public funds. Another source added: “She has not even been prepared to have a Skype call with us.”
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