Child sex abuse inquiry panel suspends all work

Members of the Government’s inquiry into historic child sex abuse have refused to do any more work until their future is decided The troubled inquiry into child sex abuse has suspended its work until Theresa May, the Home Secretary, makes a firm decision on its future.

The independent panel has said it will not hold any further meetings with victims until either a chairman is appointed or a decision is taken whether to replace it. The move has plunged the inquiry in to further chaos and delays and comes just a day after evidence emerged of tension and infighting within the panel. However, it is understood the dispute was the final straw and members have now decided to suspend all work until clarity over its future is given.

A statement on the inquiry website said: “The panel has made the difficult choice to delay all scheduled listening meetings until after the Home Secretary has made her decision on the future of the panel and has announced who will be appointed as Chair.

“The purpose of the listening meetings was for the panel to hear the views of victims and survivor organisations about the work and direction of the Inquiry. “However, given the uncertainty over the future shape of the Inquiry, the panel feels that all upcoming listening meetings would not fulfil that intended aim. “They also understand that for some victims and survivors the decision to attend a meeting might be both difficult and courageous, and did not think it appropriate to ask them to share their views about an Inquiry where there is a lack of certainty about its future shape.”

The inquiry was set up by Mrs May in July to find out whether public

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