A prominent New Zealand judge, appointed to lead a major inquiry in child sex abuse allegations in the UK, has been questioned by a group of British MPs ahead of the start of the inquiry…
Justice Goddard say she is fully committed to the process, telling MPs the inquiry is likely to start in April and last up to four years.
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Justice Goddard say she is fully committed to the process, telling MPs the inquiry is likely to start in April and last up to four years.
Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports…
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The British Home Secretary Theresa May appointed Justice Lowell Goddard as the head of the Child Sexual Abuse inquiry last week.
She is the third such head after two former selections quit amid concerns over establishment links.
The inquiry was set up after claims of paedophiles operating in Westminster in the 1980s. It surrounds allegations that at least 20 prominent figures - including former MPs and government ministers - abused children for "decades".
Justice Goddard told the Home Affairs Select Committee she will regain the trust of survivors by "getting on with the job" - and that there is a clear objective…
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Justice Goddard added that there will be ways for survivors to give evidence…
She will now return to New Zealand to prepare for a return to the UK in the Spring, saying she hopes to statutory inquiry will begin in the UK at the start of April, lasting 3 to 4 years.
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