Speeches by Vaughan.

“Thank you. Phil Wragg, obviously you have come in I think in December—”

“—to quite a difficult situation with the urgent notification from the Chief Inspector highlighting safeguarding systems in disarray, with failures to report serious matters. Obviously, there is a very serious situation there. What are the most important things that you have done to address some of the systemic problems…”

“Thank you, Chair. I would like to ask questions about violence and safety. Apologies for being late; my name is Tony Vaughan, the MP for Folkestone and Hythe. For completeness, my interests are as per the register: I am an associate tenant at Doughty Street, and I used to practise in public law. I will start by asking …”

“Okay, thank you.”

“Thank you, and would you also include the use of the PAVA restraint if you have used it.”

“You will subsequently in a letter?”

“Are you able to provide a breakdown of the use of force in the establishment, including in relation to how it has impacted minority groups?”

“In relation to staff who have complaints against them, one of the things they flagged was that you would have staff who had serious allegations made about them and they were still continuing to work. What is the process there?”

“There was a point raised in the Ofsted report about keeping investigations in house rather than externally referring them. Is that something that has changed in terms of the process?”

“You say you do not know what happened before, but do you feel those sorts of conversations have improved staff ability to know where the right turn or the wrong turn could have been reached during an incident?”

“Compliance with the MMPR protocol?”

“Did they have this process whereby you would look at the footage together afterwards?”

“Previously was there not the body worn camera safeguard?”

“Pausing there. Do you then discuss the incident with the officers who were involved in that actual incident, and then—”

“Is there a protocol to ensure that training is implemented in the real world? It seems you have done a good job in getting people to know what they should know; is there any process to ensure that when there are violent incidents that they are essentially audited against what should have happened?”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 751174 relating to a Maternity Commissioner. It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. The petition calls for the appointment of a maternity commissioner to improve maternity care for mothers and babies. I thank the petitioners, Louise Thompson a…”

“Certainly, the petition is clear that without expert, national-level oversight, there is no way of turning that thicket of different guidance and frameworks into a coherent, enforceable standard of care. Whatever structural change the Government put forward has to do that job. I spoke to my constituent Jo Page earlier,…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and I echo his comments about the petitioner Louise Thompson and her advocacy on this issue. The petitioners’ analysis is that there has been a vacuum of leadership and accountability across the system. I know that the Government are considering how best to address that, and…”

“That is very helpful.”

“That is very helpful. Lastly and relatedly, in your time as chair of the KCA, there have been improvements in diversity, particularly for women applicants, but the position of black barristers and solicitors remains a concern. Do you have any comments on the record—not yours as such—of the KCA under your chairship when…”