UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
Child sex abuse victims have been asked to resubmit information to an inquiry after it was accidentally deleted.
Online forms were deleted due to a “change in our website address”, the Goddard Inquiry into historical abuse said on its website.
Forms submitted to the inquiry’s “share you experience” page from 14 September to 2 October had been lost, it said.
It apologised for “any inconvenience or distress”, but said no information was “at risk of disclosure”.
The statement does not indicate how many submissions were deleted – or whether the number is known by inquiry staff.
The inquiry, sparked by claims of paedophiles operating in Westminster in the 1980s, will investigate whether “state and non-state institutions have failed in their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation” in England and Wales.
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