UNITED KINGDOM
Sky News
Dame Lowell Goddard’s refusal to give evidence to MPs following her resignation as chairwoman of the inquiry into child sexual abuse was “disgraceful”, a report has concluded.
The Home Affairs Committee has been reviewing the inquiry, which has been beset by problems since it was set up in 2014.
In its report, the committee said it would invoke its power to summon the New Zealand judge – who became the third inquiry chief to resign, if she returns to the UK.
Confidence in the inquiry’s work had been “seriously diminished”, the report found.
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