address claims senior government staff were advised not to be alone with Alex Salmond during his time as First Minister. Leslie Evans had initially told members of a Holyrood committee last week that she could not comment on the matter, prompting criticism from opposition MSPs.
Her comments came after parliament started its probe on the botched Scottish Government investigation into allegations about Salmond dating from his time in office.
He denied all allegations and a judicial review found the investigation was unlawful and biased.Evans was the first witness to give oral evidence to MSPs over how the Scottish Government mishandled complaints of harassment made against the former SNP leader.Tory MSP Murdo Fraser had asked the top civil.
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