UNITED KINGDOM
London Evening Standard
STANDARD REPORTER
Published: 04 December 2014
A number of alleged victims of historical sexual abuse said they will withdraw from an inquiry into the issue.
In an open letter addressed to Home Secretary Theresa May they said the inquiry is “not fit for purpose”.
The letter said: “As survivors and associated professionals, we were very much hoping to take up the invitations to engage with your ministerial officers to discuss the child sex abuse inquiry but we regret to say we have to decline.
“We, alongside many survivors, have made numerous representations to you regarding our view that the inquiry as it stands is not fit for purpose.
“Its terms of reference are inadequate for delivering the original declared intentions of the inquiry, namely to investigate government and establishment cover-ups of paedophiles in their ranks and aiding bringing the perpetrators to justice.”
The letter also said the inquiry was failing because of problems surrounding finding an appropriate chairman.
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