UNITED STATES
BBC News
A “change in culture” is needed within institutions and government if children are to be properly safeguarded, an interim report by the independent child sexual abuse inquiry has said.
It said “all too often” organisations put the reputation of their leaders and staff before the welfare of children and tackling abuse.
It called for society to have an “open and frank” conversation on the issue.
Some 13 investigations, each a part of the inquiry, are still to be completed.
The inquiry was set up in 2014 to investigate historical allegations of child abuse, as well as claims that authorities, including the police, failed to properly investigate these allegations.
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