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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lizzie Dearden

Child sex abuse inquiry chair slams government’s ‘disappointing’ response to recommendations

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The head of a seven-year inquiry that found a “national epidemic” of child sex abuse in Britain has condemned the government for failing to accept all of its recommendations.

Suella Braverman announced consultations for a new victims’ redress scheme and mandatory reporting duty on Monday, but the government only partially accepted some calls from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) and rejected others.

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