UNITED KINGDOM
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

16 November

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has sought to protect the privacy and confidentiality of victims and survivors taking part in the Truth Project process by seeking a special legal ruling.

To help us keep the process confidential, a legal ruling known as a Restriction Order is in place, which has been made to ensure that the Truth Project is, and remains, private and confidential.

Anyone who attends a Truth Project session can tell people that they have shared their experience with us, however they cannot tell anyone, except a professional therapist, counsellor, doctor or other professional with duty of confidentiality, what was actually said in the Truth Project private session itself.

The Order also means that those who attend a session cannot tell anyone the details of any other victims or survivors who have also shared their…