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The Inquiry will publish its final Report on Thursday 20 October 2022.
Benches and plaques across England and Wales will soon bear messages of hope for children as part of a landmark Legacy Project by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
The Inquiry congratulates Victim and Survivors Consultative Panel member Emma Lewis for her MBE, awarded in this year's Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Some LGBTQ+ victims and survivors of child sexual abuse were told their identity or orientation was a result of the abuse they experienced, a new report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found. This severely damaged their self-identity and mental health, with some survivors being told they had brought the sexual abuse upon themselves.
The Inquiry has released an online anthology highlighting the accounts of more than 1,100 victims and survivors who came forward to the Inquiry’s Truth Project.
The Inquiry Information Line will be closed from 5pm tomorrow (Thursday 14 April) and will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 19 April.
The Inquiry has today published its financial report for the 2021-22 financial year up to 31 December 2021.
A new report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse highlights shocking and horrific instances of child sexual abuse in schools, with some teachers exploiting their positions of trust to groom and abuse children across all types of educational settings examined by the Inquiry.
Today, the Inquiry has published the next updates on responses to its recommendations.
Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse have described their hopes for a society where they are not afraid to talk about their experiences, and underlined the importance of encouraging a more open conversation on sexual abuse.