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| Theresa May to outline child sex abuse inquiry details | Theresa May to outline child sex abuse inquiry details |
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| Home Secretary Theresa May is expected to tell MPs later that she will consult victims before appointing a new chair for the historical child abuse inquiry. | Home Secretary Theresa May is expected to tell MPs later that she will consult victims before appointing a new chair for the historical child abuse inquiry. |
| Fiona Woolf resigned on Friday, saying victims did not have confidence in her. | Fiona Woolf resigned on Friday, saying victims did not have confidence in her. |
| She had faced pressure to quit over her social links to ex-Home Secretary Lord Brittan, whose handling of abuse claims in the 1980s has been questioned. | She had faced pressure to quit over her social links to ex-Home Secretary Lord Brittan, whose handling of abuse claims in the 1980s has been questioned. |
| Her predecessor resigned four months ago, also after a row over her links with members of the establishment. | Her predecessor resigned four months ago, also after a row over her links with members of the establishment. |
| Commons Leader William Hague has said the inquiry will continue its work while a new chairman is sought. | Commons Leader William Hague has said the inquiry will continue its work while a new chairman is sought. |
| Labour has said the candidate must have the confidence of victims' groups, while Lib Dem peer Lord Carlile said they should have experience of dealing with child abuse and child protection. | Labour has said the candidate must have the confidence of victims' groups, while Lib Dem peer Lord Carlile said they should have experience of dealing with child abuse and child protection. |
| The inquiry, announced in July, was set up to look at how public bodies and other institutions handled claims of child sex abuse from the 1970s to the present day. | The inquiry, announced in July, was set up to look at how public bodies and other institutions handled claims of child sex abuse from the 1970s to the present day. |
| It comes after claims over many years about paedophiles in powerful places and alleged establishment attempts to cover up their actions. | It comes after claims over many years about paedophiles in powerful places and alleged establishment attempts to cover up their actions. |
| The first chair, Baroness Butler-Sloss, stepped down a week after being appointed when concerns were raised about her late brother being attorney general during the 1980s. | The first chair, Baroness Butler-Sloss, stepped down a week after being appointed when concerns were raised about her late brother being attorney general during the 1980s. |
| Mrs May will make a statement to Parliament at about 15.30 GMT on how the inquiry will proceed following Mrs Woolf's resignation. | |
| She is expected to say she will seek the approval of MPs before the person takes up the role, with the Home Affairs Committee getting to question the chosen candidate before they are appointed. | |
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| The BBC's deputy political editor James Landale said whoever was chosen needed to have "a lot of time" on their hands as they would effectively have to devote three years to the role. | |
| Lord Woolf, a former lord chief justice who is not related to Mrs Woolf, said it was "absolutely essential" to consult victims before the new chair was appointed. | |
| He told BBC Radio 4's The World at One there would be a "certain unwillingness" to take the job after two people had stepped down, and predicted a serving judge would take it on "out of a sense of duty". | |
| Earlier this year, Lord Woolf took part in a House of Lords review of the way public inquiries are handled, which recommended a new external body to take responsibility. | |
| There is currently a "breaking up of responsibility" between government departments which "makes a difficult situation even more difficult", he added. | |
| Labour MP Keith Vaz, chair of the Home Affairs Committee, rejected suggestions that the job had become a "poisoned chalice". | |
| "We're an island of 64 million people, and I'm certain that we have someone with the skills, the leadership qualities, the integrity, and the ability to have a hands-on approach for what will be a very long inquiry," he said. | |
| "It would be ludicrous to suggest that we didn't have such people, bearing in mind that we've had inquiries of this type before. So it's a question of getting a good process in place." | |
| The government has said it wants the inquiry to publish interim findings before next April but legal experts have questioned whether this is feasible given the breadth of the subject matter. | |
| Mrs Woolf's appointment was criticised by victims after it emerged she had social links to former Home Secretary Lord Brittan, who may be called to give evidence during the inquiry. | Mrs Woolf's appointment was criticised by victims after it emerged she had social links to former Home Secretary Lord Brittan, who may be called to give evidence during the inquiry. |
| He denies any wrongdoing in the way a "dossier" on alleged high-profile paedophiles was handled. | He denies any wrongdoing in the way a "dossier" on alleged high-profile paedophiles was handled. |
| Mrs Woolf, the Lord Mayor of London, disclosed she had lived in the same street as Lord Brittan and had dinner with him five times between 2008 and 2012 - but said he was not a "close associate". | Mrs Woolf, the Lord Mayor of London, disclosed she had lived in the same street as Lord Brittan and had dinner with him five times between 2008 and 2012 - but said he was not a "close associate". |
| She drew further criticism when Mr Vaz revealed a letter she sent to the committee about her relationship with the Conservative peer was re-written seven times. | |
| Abuse inquiry: How we got here | Abuse inquiry: How we got here |
| 1 July - MP Simon Danczuk calls on former Home Secretary Leon Brittan to say what he knew about paedophile allegations passed to him in the 1980s | 1 July - MP Simon Danczuk calls on former Home Secretary Leon Brittan to say what he knew about paedophile allegations passed to him in the 1980s |
| 7 July - Government announces independent inquiry into the way public bodies investigated and handled child sex abuse claims. Baroness Butler-Sloss chosen as head | 7 July - Government announces independent inquiry into the way public bodies investigated and handled child sex abuse claims. Baroness Butler-Sloss chosen as head |
| 9 July - Baroness Butler-Sloss (pictured) faces calls to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, was attorney general in the 1980s | 9 July - Baroness Butler-Sloss (pictured) faces calls to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, was attorney general in the 1980s |
| 14 July - She stands down, saying she is "not the right person" for the job | 14 July - She stands down, saying she is "not the right person" for the job |
| 5 September - Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf named the new head of the inquiry | 5 September - Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf named the new head of the inquiry |
| 11 October - Mrs Woolf discloses she had five dinners with Lord Brittan from 2008-12 | 11 October - Mrs Woolf discloses she had five dinners with Lord Brittan from 2008-12 |
| 22 October - Abuse victim launches legal challenge against Mrs Woolf leading the inquiry, amid growing calls for her resignation | 22 October - Abuse victim launches legal challenge against Mrs Woolf leading the inquiry, amid growing calls for her resignation |
| 31 October - Victims' groups tell government officials they are "unanimous" Mrs Woolf should quit. She steps down later that day | 31 October - Victims' groups tell government officials they are "unanimous" Mrs Woolf should quit. She steps down later that day |