Child abuse inquiry out of control, warns judge

By Richard Ford
Times
September 6, 2016

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/child-abuse-inquiry-out-of-control-warns-judge-8x3j9gcfc

Dame Lowell Goddard said she had resigned as chairwoman of the inquiry to challenge its basis and scale Photo by BEN PRUCHNIE

The national public inquiry into child sex abuse is too big, unwieldy and under-funded to succeed, and must be overhauled, according to the judge who quit as its chief last month.

Dame Lowell Goddard urged Amber Rudd, the home secretary, to carry out a full review of the inquiry that stretches back more than 60 years and spans institutions including the church, councils, schools and Westminster. It is expected to run for at least a decade at a cost of £100 million.