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| Child sex abuse inquiry: Dame Lowell Goddard resigns as head of independent investigation | Child sex abuse inquiry: Dame Lowell Goddard resigns as head of independent investigation |
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| Dame Lowell Goddard has resigned as head of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, the Home Secretary has said. | |
| The embattered New Zealander became the third chair of the inquiry to resign after controversy over holidays. | |
| The high court judge was appointed as chair of the inquiry by then-Home Secretary Theresa May after the two previous charis were forced to stand down over their links to establishment figures. | |
| Home Secretary Amber Rudd said in a statement: "I can confirm that Dame Lowell Goddard wrote to me today to offer her resignation as Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and I have accepted. | |
| "I want to assure everyone with an interest in the inquiry, particularly victims and survivors, that the work of the inquiry will continue without delay and a new chair will be appointed. | |
| "I would like to thank Dame Lowell Goddard for the contribution she has made in setting up the inquiry so that it may continue to go about its vital work." | |
| Justice Goddard, who is Britain's highest paid civil servant, worked for 44 days in New Zealand and Australia since taking up her role in April last year, The Times reported. | |
| This is in addition to her 30 days of annual leave - which equates to three working months outside the UK. | |
| The inquiry, which was originally set up in 2014, has been long-set by delays following changes of chairwomen and the postponement of public hearings into several politican figures while police investigations are under way. | |
| The 67-year-old receives a basic salary of £360,000 a year but could receive more than £5 million in pay and perks as the inquiry could potentially last a decade, as a lawyer for the victim warned The Telegraph last week. | |
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