Speaker Trevor Mallard and Debbie Francis discuss the independent review into bullying and harassment of staff at Parliament. It's pretty much accepted that Speaker Trevor Mallard's handling of rape allegations at Parliament has been clumsy. But ultimately he was hamstrung because complainants to the Francis Review were guaranteed anonymity. COLLETTE DEVLIN/STUFF Speaker Trevor Mallard says a member of the Parliamentary Service staff has today been stood down, following an historic allegation of assault. The alleged predator is gone, but the fallout from the Francis Review was a textbook case of how not to handle sexual assault claims.

Source: Stuff May 22, 2019 06:15 UTC