But in a statement, she clarified the remark and said she backed the reforms.

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The BBC's political correspondent Gillian Hargreaves said that until Baroness Scotland clarified what documents she viewed prior to hiring Ms Tapui she would remain under pressure.

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She said the intention was to ensure that the wishes of the deceased were clarified.

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She told the inquiry that, after Raychel's death, new systems were introduced which have clarified the procedure around prescribing fluids for children coming out of surgery.

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