UNITED KINGDOM
Kent Online
by Tom Acrestacres@thekmgroup.co.uk
An inquiry into child abuse at a Church of England home for young girls is to be extended.
The Rt Rev James Langstaff, Bishop of Rochester, commissioned a review into Kendall House in Pelham Road, Gravesend, last year and the results were released last month.
An expert panel chaired by Sue Proctor, who also led the investigation into matters connected to disgraced DJ Jimmy Savile, compiled a harrowing 137-page report documenting more than three decades of cruelty at the home.
Former residents provided memories and evidence, but the review will now be extended to provide an opportunity for those who did not take part to share their experiences.
Dr Proctor said: “The review panel welcome this extension and would like to encourage any former residents from Kendall House who as yet have felt unable to talk to us to get in touch.
“We will be glad to meet them, and listen to their accounts in confidence.”
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