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| Child sex abuse inquiry: Amber Rudd faces MPs' questions | Child sex abuse inquiry: Amber Rudd faces MPs' questions |
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| Home Secretary Amber Rudd is to update MPs on the latest controversy to hit the child sexual abuse inquiry. | Home Secretary Amber Rudd is to update MPs on the latest controversy to hit the child sexual abuse inquiry. |
| Labour MP Lisa Nandy has tabled an urgent question in the Commons, asking about the inquiry's "remit, organisation, budget and staffing". | Labour MP Lisa Nandy has tabled an urgent question in the Commons, asking about the inquiry's "remit, organisation, budget and staffing". |
| The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse was set up by then-Home Secretary Theresa May in 2014. | The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse was set up by then-Home Secretary Theresa May in 2014. |
| Three of its chairwomen have quit since it was formed, with the latest, Dame Lowell Goddard, resigning in August. | Three of its chairwomen have quit since it was formed, with the latest, Dame Lowell Goddard, resigning in August. |
| Dame Lowell has since been accused of using racist language. She strongly denies the claims. | Dame Lowell has since been accused of using racist language. She strongly denies the claims. |
| In her resignation letter, Dame Lowell said the inquiry had a "legacy of failure which has been very hard to shake off". | |
| She added: "With hindsight it would have been better to have started completely afresh." | |
| Earlier this month, the most senior lawyer on the inquiry, Ben Emmerson QC, also stepped down. | Earlier this month, the most senior lawyer on the inquiry, Ben Emmerson QC, also stepped down. |
| In response, a survivors' group said it had concerns about the inquiry's "everlasting remit". | In response, a survivors' group said it had concerns about the inquiry's "everlasting remit". |
| The inquiry is examining how state and non-state institutions in England and Wales protected children from abuse. | The inquiry is examining how state and non-state institutions in England and Wales protected children from abuse. |
| The new chairwoman, Professor Alexis Jay, ordered an internal review of the inquiry's work on her second day in the role. |