Inquiry Announces New Lead Counsel

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
January 10, 2017

https://www.iicsa.org.uk/news/inquiry-announces-new-lead-counsel


The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has today announced that Brian Altman QC is to be new lead Counsel.

The Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Professor Alexis Jay OBE said:

“I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Brian Altman QC as lead Counsel to the Inquiry. He is hugely experienced, having spent 16 years as Treasury Counsel, the last two and a half years of which were as First Senior Treasury Counsel. This is an important appointment for the Inquiry and I look forward to working with Brian as we take forward the work of the Inquiry.”

Speaking after his appointment was confirmed, Mr Altman QC said:

?“The Government and the public have set the Inquiry a huge challenge to investigate institutional responses to child sexual abuse in the past, and to report and make recommendations in order to prevent such abuse happening in the future. I am delighted to have been appointed to lead a team of lawyers dedicated to completing the task of the Inquiry. I will work to ensure that the investigations and the public hearings are kept on track in order to deliver the terms of reference of the Inquiry. I look forward to taking up my post.”