Allegations of bullying and sexual assault at the headquarters of the national child abuse inquiry have not been taken seriously enough, a Commons report has claimed. In a fresh blow
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The troubled child sex abuse inquiry has “crumbled” after successive failures by the Government to choose the right leader for the probe, an eminent barrister has warned. Michael Mansfield QC
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The Government has backed Professor Alexis Jay to lead the troubled child sex abuse inquiry amid growing calls by victims and MPs for her to go. Labour MP Chuka Umunna
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Calls for the remit of Scotland’s historic abuse inquiry to be expanded have been rejected by the Education Secretary. John Swinney said he would be “failing” the survivors of in-care
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One of the biggest victims’ groups involved in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has announced it is formally pulling out of the probe. In the latest setback for
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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)’s investigation into the handling of the case of late peer Lord Janner has been delayed. A spokeswoman said the inquiry was committed
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Another senior lawyer has reportedly quit the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Aileen McColgan has resigned from the investigation due to concerns over its leadership, BBC Newsnight reported. Ms
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A senior MP has hit out at the “disgraceful” refusal of the former chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse to appear before a Commons committee. Yvette Cooper,
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Scotland Yard made “numerous errors” in its doomed investigation into VIP paedophile allegations, a highly critical report has found. Retired High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques said the decision to
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A retired police chief who won £375,000 damages after being branded a paedophile by newspapers has been jailed for 12 years for historical sex crimes against two young boys. Former
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