UNITED KINGDOM
Telegraph

By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent 27 Nov 2015

The judge leading the child sex abuse inquiry has announced the first investigations will focus on institutions in Westminster, the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches and a number of local councils.

Former Liberal MP Sir Cyril Smith was the first individual named by Justice Lowell Goddard as a person whose activities will be scrutinised.

The late MP was identified as a “specific individual” whose activities in Rochdale will be placed under the microscope.

Other strands of the inquiry will focus on Lambeth council in south London and Nottingham city council and Nottinghamshire county council, Justice Goddard said.

There will be 12 investigations initially, running in parallel, with others to follow.