UNITED KINGDOM
The Guardian
The independent inquiry into child sex abuse in England and Wales is to include current and former MPs, the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches, local councils, schools and young offender institutions.
Outlining an investigation with 12 distinct lines of inquiry, each with its own timetable of public hearings, the chair, Justice Lowell Goddard, said churches and councils in Lambeth, Nottinghamshire and Rochdale would be among the first areas investigated.
She added that the inquiry would investigate high-profile allegations of a child sex abuse ring operating in Westminster, including sitting and former members of parliament, senior civil servants and government advisers.
Goddard said: “The investigation will focus on high-profile allegations of child sexual abuse involving current or former members of parliament, senior civil servants, government advisers and members of intelligence and security agencies.
“It will consider allegations of cover-up and conspiracy and review the adequacy of law enforcement responses to these allegations.”
Among the other lines of investigation outlined were inquiries into Medomsley juvenile detention centre in County Durham, in connection with which Goddard said she had already received “many hundreds” of allegations of abuse.
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