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Last month saw the end of The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (“the Inquiry”) in Lambeth.
Like others I have followed the progress of the Historic Abuse Inquiry in Northern Ireland with great interest. I represented dozens of claimants through the Republic’s redress scheme between 2001 and 2005 and know how successful a redress scheme can be.
Tony Slattery was a well known actor and comedian in the 1990s and I remember being impressed with his performances on the improvisation programme ‘Whose Line is It Anyway?’.
How we talk about cases in public matters, there are victims to consider.
A teacher who worked at a school in North Yorkshire has been convicted of abusing female pupils.
As part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (a national inquiry into historical abuse in England and Wales) the inquiry has set up The Truth Project which hears from people abused in childhood.
Despite the ongoing pandemic, the child abuse team continue to gain wins for their clients.