In the light of the findings of the Employment Tribunal case which referred to Mr Martin in his former capacity as a non-executive director at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, the Board of PHSO has asked Sir Alex Allan former Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, to lead the independent review looking into the adequacy of the procedures and governance arrangements that the organisation applied prior to the appointment of Mr Martin and during his employment.
PHSO will support Sir Alex in carrying out this review by making available any relevant information and documents required as well as providing access to all members of staff he wishes to speak to.
PHSO will be open and honest about the findings from this and will implement any lessons learnt from that review.
Terms of Reference:
- To review the adequacy of the actions that the PHSO, including the Ombudsman, have taken in relation to Mr Martin, including the adequacy of the procedures and governance arrangements that were applied when:
- assessing Mr Martin’s suitability and fitness for employment at PHSO as Executive Director of Operations and as Managing Director; and
- the Employment Tribunal findings were brought to its attention.
- To submit the findings of the review – including any lessons to be learnt and further actions that need to be taken – to the senior non-executive director so that he can recommend to the board what needs to be done