Further written evidence to be reported to the House
Health and Social Care Bill
4:00 pm
Ben Bradshaw (Minister of State (Health Services; Minister for the South West), Department of Health; Exeter, Labour)
May I return to something that you said earlier, Lady Justice Smith, about the status of the independent adjudicator? You kindly acknowledged that your recommendation stressed the influence of independence from the GMC, but you now say that you have some sympathy with the position of the GMC, which is arguing that it should not be the proposed model that is an Executive, non-departmental public body along the lines of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. I wondered what your reasons were for that and whether you had an alternative model in mind that would satisfy the need for democratic and public accountability.