Victims said they felt little point in reporting incidents of sexual harassment, misogyny and bullying by elected members
The Welsh political party Plaid Cymru has apologised after a damning report found a culture of sexual harassment, bullying and misogyny.
Victims have felt there was little point in reporting unacceptable behaviour by elected members because it had been tolerated for so long, the report said.
Plaid Cymru failed to implement a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment.
Staff reported bullying and discrimination in the workplace. But any staff do not feel that there are safe systems to raise concerns, seek support or challenge what they see. They have seen too many instances of bad behaviour by elected members be tolerated and feel that there is little point in raising concerns.
There has been a lack of collective leadership and governance across the party which has meant that these issues have worsened over the last few years.
Measures are needed to detoxify a culture of harassment, bullying and misogyny and to make Plaid truly and visibly welcoming to women.
