Committee members have expressed unease about the handling of the situation, with one describing it as a “mess” and another anticipating heightened emotions at today’s meeting.

Particular concern exists that neither the inclusion committee nor Bafta’s disability advisory group were consulted regarding appropriate protocols for Davidson’s attendance.

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Members feel the incident has undermined perceptions of their influence within the organisation.

The disability advisory group, chaired by ITV’s head of diversity Sam Tatlow, operates as a sub-committee of the main inclusion body.

Mr Davidson, a Tourette syndrome activist whose biographical film I Swear was nominated at the ceremony, directed the involuntary slur at Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo while they presented an award on stage.

The outburst was audible on the BBC’s live broadcast, though the programme was subsequently removed from iPlayer the following day.

Mr Davidson later expressed that he was “distraught” about what had occurred, stating that Bafta had assured him beforehand that any inappropriate language would be edited from the transmission.

Bafta has since apologised and launched a review of the incident. The charity had arranged an access producer, access coordinator and wellbeing coordinator for the evening, with additional support provided by StudioCanal.

Mr Davidson withdrew from the auditorium following his interruptions.

Wunmi Mosaku, speaking at the Actor awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, where Sinners claimed the best cast prize, said the experience had been “incredibly painful” and left her celebration “really tainted”.

The British-Nigerian actress said she harboured no ill will towards Davidson himself, acknowledging his condition, but criticised Bafta’s approach as “exploitative and performative” for including someone “without the full protection of everyone, including him”.

She reserved particular criticism for the BBC’s decision to broadcast the slur, saying it “kept me awake at night and brought tears to my eyes”, adding: “You really chose to keep that in. I can’t understand it, and I’m not sure I can forgive it.”

Ceremony host Alan Cumming issued an apology via Instagram, describing the evening as a “trauma-triggering s***-show” and expressing sorrow “for all the pain Black people have felt at hearing that word echoed around the world”.

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has intervened, with Chair Dame Caroline Dinenage writing to BBC Director General Tim Davie demanding answers about the broadcast failure.

The parliamentary letter seeks an explanation for why the racial slur was not removed before transmission and queries what safeguards exist to prevent such language from reaching viewers.

Dame Caroline’s correspondence also presses the corporation on whether lessons from previous incidents have been properly absorbed and what measures will be implemented to avoid future occurrences.

The committee had previously raised concerns about the BBC’s editorial standards following offensive language being broadcast during last year’s Glastonbury coverage.

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BBC chief content officer Kate Phillips has apologised to staff, acknowledging she was “so sorry that a racial slur was not edited out of our broadcast” and confirming a fast-track investigation into the failure.

Sources at the corporation claimed that producers “didn’t hear” the slur during the live broadcast.