UNITED KINGDOM
ITV
Allegations of bullying and sexual assault at the headquarters of the national child abuse inquiry have not been taken seriously enough and the inquiry’s response to these claims has been “inadequate”, a Commons report has claimed.
A catalogue of problems has “seriously diminished” confidence in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) and its ability to deliver on objectives in a “timely and effective way”, MPs warned.
The Home Affairs Committee pointed out that experienced counsel have been departing from the probe at an “alarming rate”.
Ben Emmerson QC, the most senior lawyer appointed to the inquiry resigned in September, following an allegation he had sexually assaulted a female “inquiry worker” in the lift at its offices. Mr Emmerson strenuously denied the claim.
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