UNITED KINGDOM
Telegraph
Ben Riley-Smith, political correspondent
11 AUGUST 2016
A former social worker who helped expose the Rotherham abuse scandal has become the fourth chair of the beleaguered independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.
Prof Alexis Jay vowed to “fearlessly examine institutional failures, past and present” as she took up the role after the resignation of Dame Lowell Goddard.
Prof Jay has over 30 years’ experience of child protection during a career in local government which saw her become Scotland’s chief social work adviser.
The families of child abuse victims appeared supportive of the choice when she emerged as the front-runner for the job in recent days.
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