ill-founded

Mr Rodhouse said he welcomed the decision, and that the allegations of gross misconduct had been "ill-founded and incorrect".

In a statement, Mr Rodhouse said the allegations were "ill-founded and incorrect", adding that while he welcomed the decision he was "yet to receive an adequate explanation as to how this debacle occurred".

"I have done nothing wrong or unlawful and the concerns raised by the Home Office against me are ill-founded."

"I have done nothing wrong or unlawful and the concerns raised by the Home Office against me are ill-founded," he said in a statement issued by his lawyers.

Mr Swann told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, it was "ill-founded" to suggest there was a "blanket response" as a policy in Northern Ireland.