00:00 You obviously transgressed yourself and that came to light on June 21, 25th of June.
00:11 I'm sure you acknowledge the incredible offence and upset that was caused by that revelation.
00:18 In terms of the impact on public confidence, there were a number of transgressions in public life.
00:31 Overall, do you think that those breaches had an impact upon the public's propensity to adhere to rules?
00:40 And acknowledging, of course, that by June 2021 we were out of the worst. There was, in May '21,
00:48 the tail end of the regulations and guidance in place. But overall, it was damaging.
00:54 Well, what I'd say is that the lesson for the future is very clear and it is important that those who make the rules abide by them
01:11 and I resign in order to take accountability for my failure to do that.
01:16 And that, to your credit, must have been in reflection of the fact that you understood the importance of,
01:22 or the deleterious consequences of rule breaking or guidance breaking on public confidence and the public at large.
01:28 Yes.
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