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IICSA published its final Report in October 2022. This website was last updated in January 2023.

8.3 The Truth Project

The Inquiry will continue to develop the Truth Project through 2018-19. It will also continue to increase awareness of the Truth Project and encourage victims and survivors of child sexual abuse to consider whether they would wish to take part.

The Inquiry will increase awareness of the Truth Project by taking it to further parts of England and Wales, and by engaging with relevant victim and survivor groups. The Inquiry will also continue to allow victims and survivors of child sexual abuse who are in prison to disclose the abuse they suffered (either in writing or in person at the prison). The Inquiry is grateful to HM Prison and Probation Service for its support and assistance in developing how the Truth Project is delivered in prisons.

The Inquiry will continue to ensure that children and young people contribute to its work as their views help to identify key issues and what is happening now, and will make an impact in keeping children safe from abuse. As the participation of under-18s in the Truth Project is complex and requires careful handling, the Inquiry is working with organisations who support children and young people to pilot Truth sessions for this group. Above all, the safety and welfare of the child or young person are most important and the Inquiry will always take great care in relation to the participation of under-18s. This will be prioritised above all other matters.

In 2018-19, the Inquiry will also publish more information about what it is learning about child sexual abuse. It will increase the number of Truth Project reports and anonymised summaries of the experiences victims and survivors have shared.

Regular updates on the Inquiry’s work can be found on its website.[1]

References

Footnotes

  1. News Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
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