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He began the discussion by making clear that the committee would take into account anecdotal evidence and unpublished reports in its decision-making, along with rigorously researched data.

He said the three adults joined others in "urging the inquiry to rigorously look at what should and could have been done differently, and in particular what multi-agency interventions there were or should have been".

He is also rigorously non-political, and has said he will not be mentioning the recent killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

"It is imperative that the panel's recommendations aren't rubber-stamped but instead are rigorously and scientifically reviewed before being accepted or rejected," she wrote.

In few other countries is political life so rigorously policed by a branch of the judiciary.