Child abuse inquiry out of control, warns judge

UNITED KINGDOM
The Times

Richard Ford, Home Correspondent
September 6 2016
The Times

The national public inquiry into child sex abuse is too big, unwieldy and under-funded to succeed, and must be overhauled, according to the judge who quit as its chief last month.

Dame Lowell Goddard urged Amber Rudd, the home secretary, to carry out a full review of the inquiry that stretches back more than 60 years and spans institutions including the church, councils, schools and Westminster. It is expected to run for at least a decade at a cost of £100 million.

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