NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph
By Victoria O’Hara
PUBLISHED
02/05/2016
Former PSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde has faced criticism after he called for less money to be spent on historical child abuse cases, and more on safeguarding children now.
Sir Hugh described it as a “back to front” way of using limited resources.
However, campaigners said there is “no cut-off date for the suffering caused by sexual and other abuse in childhood. Nor should there be a cut-off date for justice”.
In an interview with Sky News, Sir Hugh said: “You fully resource a historical investigation, yet you don’t fully resource a current day investigation. That is back to front.”
He said the focus should be on people who need protection now.
Sir Hugh was Chief Constable between 2002 and 2009.
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