Church reveals 7,000 documents to abuse inquiry

UNITED KINGDOM
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Wed 27 Jul 2016
By Antony Bushfield

The Church of England has sent more than 7,000 documents to the UK’s independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.

At a preliminary hearing in London the chair, Dame Lowell Goddard, was told all of the documents were relevant to her investigation.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is looking into whether the Church and public bodies have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse in England and Wales.

A separate inquiry is being held in Scotland.

Giving an update on the progress Ben Emmerson QC said “wide-ranging requests” had been made to the Archbishop’s Council for documents.

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