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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

Former child abuse inquiry chairwoman urges Government to act over 2022 report

Professor Alexis Jay wants a child protection authority to be established (Dave Higgens/PA) - (PA Archive)

The former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has warned against “politicising” the issue, as she urged the Government to act on the “full implementation” of reforms set out in her 2022 report.

Professor Alexis Jay distanced herself from calls in Westminster for a new independent review and said instead the introduction of measures which she recommended two years ago was “critical”.

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