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But they are happening.

David Malcolm, does it affect staff?

NDAs are not addressed in the bill. Maybe we should find out more about how widely used they are. I suspect that they should be addressed in the bill.

That is interesting. Thank you.

Do you know whether they are widely used?

Thanks very much for your evidence, Mr Clarke—it is really helpful to the committee. I want to ask you about non-disclosure agreements in misconduct cases. Were you subjected to one of those at any point?

Good morning, Margaret. I want to ask you about the SPA and your interactions with it. What do you think its role should be, given your experience of dealing with the various authorities?

That is helpful. Would you say that ex-police officers and, perhaps, members of the judiciary should not be part of the independent body? Would you like to see representatives on it coming from other walks of life?

Thank you for coming in to talk to us. I want to go back to some of your previous comments about the PIRC. I understand that you do not think that the PIRC is independent enough to scrutinise the police and that the complaints system should stand outside of that.

It is almost funny—it is just so strange. How did you feel when you got that response?