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| New Zealand judge Lowell Goddard to lead abuse inquiry | New Zealand judge Lowell Goddard to lead abuse inquiry |
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| New Zealand High Court judge Lowell Goddard has been named as the head of a new inquiry into historical child sex abuse in England and Wales. | |
| The inquiry will have statutory powers and a new panel, Home Secretary Theresa May told the House of Commons. | |
| Mrs May said she was determined to "expose despicable crimes". | |
| Since the original child abuse inquiry was set up last July, two chairwomen have resigned amid concerns over their links with the establishment. | |
| Mrs May said Judge Lowell was "as removed as possible" from such links. | |
| Justice Goddard said she was "committed to leading a robust and independent inquiry". | |
| The original inquiry was sparked by claims of paedophiles operating in Westminster in the 1980s. | |
| It will investigate whether "public bodies and other non-state institutions have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse in England and Wales". | It will investigate whether "public bodies and other non-state institutions have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse in England and Wales". |
| Baroness Butler-Sloss, Mrs May's first choice as inquiry chair resigned a week after it was set up. She faced calls to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, was attorney general in the 1980s. | Baroness Butler-Sloss, Mrs May's first choice as inquiry chair resigned a week after it was set up. She faced calls to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, was attorney general in the 1980s. |
| Her replacement, Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf, stood down on 31 October amid questions over her links to former Home Secretary Lord Brittan. | Her replacement, Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf, stood down on 31 October amid questions over her links to former Home Secretary Lord Brittan. |
| Mrs May met abuse victims and representatives earlier in what Peter McKelvie, a former child protection manager, called a "very positive" discussion about the new-look inquiry. | Mrs May met abuse victims and representatives earlier in what Peter McKelvie, a former child protection manager, called a "very positive" discussion about the new-look inquiry. |
| Are you affected by any of the issues in this story? If you are happy to speak to a BBC journalist please email haveyoursay@bbc.co with your contact details. | Are you affected by any of the issues in this story? If you are happy to speak to a BBC journalist please email haveyoursay@bbc.co with your contact details. |
| Have your say | Have your say |