On Friday 22 April the Inquiry announced all of the core participant application results apart from five from the Anglican Church investigation which remained to be considered.  These have now been decided and of the five applications from complainants, victims and survivors, two have been granted and three have been declined.  This means that of the overall total of 94 core participant applications received, 82 were granted and 12 were declined.

In the Anglican Church investigation, a total of 43 applications were received.  The Inquiry granted 36 applications as core participants - 26 to individual complainants, victims and survivors, one to Minister & Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors group, eight to organisations and institutions and one perpetrator.  7 applications were declined.