1. Definition of scope for the case study
This case study is an investigation into the institutional responses to allegations of child sexual abuse involving the late Lord Janner of Braunstone QC.
The scope of this investigation is:[1]
- “1. The Inquiry will investigate institutional responses to allegations of child sexual abuse involving the late Lord Janner of Braunstone QC (‘Lord Janner’).
- 2. In particular, the Inquiry will consider:
- 2.1. the adequacy and propriety of law enforcement investigations and prosecutorial decisions relating to allegations falling within paragraph 1 above;
- 2.2. the extent to which Leicestershire County Council and the Kirkwood Inquiry were aware of allegations falling within paragraph 1 and the adequacy of their response;
- 2.3. the extent to which the Labour Party, Parliament, government departments, and/or the security and intelligence agencies were aware of allegations falling within paragraph 1 and the adequacy of their response;
- 2.4. the extent to which any other public or private institution may have failed in its duty to protect children from sexual abuse in respect of the allegations falling with paragraph 1;
- 2.5. whether any attempts were made to exert improper influence in order to hinder or prevent an institution from effectively investigating or otherwise responding to allegations falling within paragraph 1.
- 3. In light of the investigations set out above, the Inquiry will publish a report setting out its findings and recommendations to improve child protection and safeguarding in England and Wales.”
2. Core participants and legal representatives:
Counsel to this investigation:
Complainant core participants:
JA-A8 | |
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Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
JA-A1 | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
JA-A15 | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
JA-A16 | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
JA-A4 | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
JA-A6 | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
JA-A7 | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
JA-A12 | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
JA-A19 | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
John Gator | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
Anthony Hyde | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
Alan Hodges | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
Hamish Baillie (died during the course of the Inquiry’s investigation) | |
Counsel | William Chapman |
Solicitor | Simpson Millar |
JA-A23 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A26 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A5 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A10 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A20 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A9 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A3 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A13 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A2 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A11 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A17 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A27 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A25 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A22 | |
Counsel | Nick Stanage |
Solicitor | Slater and Gordon |
JA-A41 | |
Counsel | Christopher Jacobs |
Solicitor | Howe & Co |
JA-A24 | |
Counsel | Christopher Jacobs |
Solicitor | Howe & Co |
JA-A21 | |
Counsel | Christopher Jacobs |
Solicitor | Affinity Law |
JA-A14 | |
Counsel | Christopher Jacobs |
Solicitor | Affinity Law |
Tracey Taylor | |
Counsel | Christopher Jacobs |
Solicitor | Affinity Law |
Timothy Betteridge | |
Counsel | Christopher Jacobs |
Solicitor | Affinity Law |
JA-A18 | |
Counsel | Unrepresented |
Solicitor | Unrepresented |
Individual core participants:
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner | |
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Counsel | Danny Friedman QC |
Solicitor | Leverets |
Marion Janner OBE | |
Counsel | Danny Friedman QC |
Solicitor | Leverets |
Michael Perry | |
Counsel | Unrepresented |
Solicitor | Unrepresented |
Tony Butler | |
Counsel | Paul Hynes QC |
Solicitor | Edward Fail, Bradshaw & Waterson |
Christopher Thomas | |
Counsel | Christopher Daw QC |
Solicitor | 3D Solicitors |
Michael Creedon | |
Counsel | Christopher Daw QC |
Solicitor | 3D Solicitors |
Peter Joyce QC | |
Counsel | Paul Greaney QC |
Solicitor | MSB Solicitors |
Peter Hollingworth (died during the course of the Inquiry’s investigation) | |
Counsel | Unrepresented |
Solicitor | Unrepresented |
Institutional core participants:
Independent Office for Police Conduct | |
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Counsel | Gerry Boyle QC |
Solicitor | In-house legal team |
Home Office | |
Counsel | Sian Reeves |
Solicitor | Government Legal Department |
Labour Party | |
Counsel | Eleanor Grey QC |
Solicitor | Edwards Duthie Shamash Solicitors |
Crown Prosecution Service | |
Counsel | Edward Brown QC |
Solicitor | In-house legal team |
Leicestershire County Council | |
Counsel | Alex Verdan QC |
Solicitor | In-house legal team |
Leicestershire Police | |
Counsel | Sam Leek QC |
Solicitor | In-house legal team |
Department for Education | |
Counsel | Galina Ward |
Solicitor | Government Legal Department |
3. Evidence received by the Inquiry
4. Disclosure of documents
Total number of pages disclosed: 22,549
5. Public hearings including preliminary hearings
Preliminary hearings | |
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1 | 9 March 2016 |
2 | 26 July 2016 |
3 | 24 September 2019 |
4 | 20 February 2020 |
Public hearings | |
Days 1–5 | 12–16 October 2020 |
Days 6–10 | 19–23 October 2020 |
Days 11–15 | 26–30 October 2020 |
6. List of witnesses
Forename | Surname | Title | Called/read | Hearing day |
---|---|---|---|---|
Matt | Hewson | Mr | Called | 2, 13 |
Kelvyn | Ashby | Mr | Called | 3 |
Graham | Carr | Mr | Read | 3 |
Timothy | Garner | Mr | Read | 3 |
Tony | Butler | Mr | Called | 4 |
Mark | Williams | Mr | Called | 4 |
Peter | Joyce QC | Mr | Called | 5 |
Peter | Hollingworth | Mr | Read | 5 |
Iain | Groundwell | Mr | Called | 5 |
James | Coussey | Mr | Called | 6 |
Jeremy | Naunton | Mr | Called | 6 |
Barbara | Fitt | Ms | Read | 6 |
Ray | Fitt | Mr | Read | 6 |
John | Sinnott | Mr | Called | 7 |
Robert | Parker | Mr | Called | 7 |
Brian | Waller | Mr | Called | 7 |
James | Wynne | Mr | Called | 8 |
Nigel | Baraclough | Mr | Read | 8 |
Richard | Keenan | Mr | Read | 8 |
Matthew | Baggott | Mr | Read | 9 |
David | Swift-Rollinson | Mr | Called | 9 |
Kevin | Barrs | Mr | Called | 9 |
Christopher | Thomas | Mr | Called | 9, 11 |
Alistair | Helm | Mr | Called | 10 |
Roger | Rock | Mr | Called | 10 |
Michael | Creedon | Mr | Called | 11, 12 |
JA-B24 | Read | 12 | ||
Helen | Ewan | Ms | Called | 12 |
Tony | Blair | Rt Hon | Read | 12 |
Gregor | McGill | Mr | Called | 12, 13 |
Kevin | Yates | Mr | Called | 13 |
James | Roberts | Mr | Called | 13 |
Mark | D’Arcy | Mr | Read | 13 |
Peter | Coleman | Mr | Called | 13 |
7. Restriction orders
On 15 August 2016, the Chair issued a restriction order under section 19(2)(b) of the Inquiries Act 2005, granting general anonymity to all core participants who allege they are the victim and survivor of sexual offences (referred to as ‘complainant core participants’).[3] The order prohibited: (i) the disclosure or publication of any information that identifies, names or gives the address of a complainant who is a core participant and (ii) the disclosure or publication of any still or moving image of a complainant core participant. This order meant that any complainant core participant within this investigation was granted anonymity, unless they did not wish to remain anonymous. That order was amended on 23 March 2018, but only to vary the circumstances in which a complainant core participant may themselves disclose their own core participant status.
On 18 September 2019, the Chair issued a restriction order pursuant to section 19(2)(b) of the Inquiries Act 2005 granting general anonymity to all complainants in this investigation.[4] The order prohibited publication of any matter relating to a complainant if it is likely to lead members of the public to identify that person as a complainant, including (i) the complainant’s name, (ii) the complainant’s address, (iii) the identity of any school or other educational establishment attended by the complainant, (iv) the identity of any place of work associated with the complainant and (v) any still or moving picture of the complainant. The restriction order did not apply where the complainant waived their anonymity for the purposes of the Inquiry.
8. Broadcasting
The Chair directed that the open sessions of the proceedings would be broadcast, as has occurred in respect of public hearings in other investigations.
9. Redactions and ciphering
The material obtained for the investigation was redacted and, where appropriate, ciphers applied, in accordance with the Inquiry’s Protocol on the Redaction of Documents.[5] This meant that (in accordance with Annex A of the Protocol), absent specific consent to the contrary, the identities of complainants, victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and other children were redacted and, if the Inquiry considered that their identity appeared to be sufficiently relevant to the investigation, a cipher was applied. Pursuant to the Protocol, the identities of individuals convicted of child sexual abuse (including those who have accepted a police caution for offences related to child sexual abuse) were not generally redacted unless the naming of the individual would risk the identification of their victim, in which case a cipher would be applied.
10. Warning letters
Rule 13 of the Inquiry Rules 2006 provides:
- “(1) The chairman may send a warning letter to any person –
- a. he considers may be, or who has been, subject to criticism in the inquiry proceedings; or
- b. about whom criticism may be inferred from evidence that has been given during the inquiry proceedings; or
- c. who may be subject to criticism in the report, or any interim report.
- (2) The recipient of a warning letter may disclose it to his recognised legal representative.
- (3) The inquiry panel must not include any explicit or significant criticism of a person in the report, or in any interim report, unless –
- a. the chairman has sent that person a warning letter; and
- b. the person has been given a reasonable opportunity to respond to the warning letter.”
In accordance with rule 13, warning letters were sent as appropriate to those who were covered by the provisions of rule 13, and the Chair and Panel considered the responses to those letters before finalising the report. Where those individuals were deceased and it was possible to locate a family member, letters were sent to notify the family member of the information that would have been contained in a warning letter.
11. References
References in the footnotes of this report such as ‘INQ000123’ are to documents that have been adduced in evidence. Those referred to in open session only have been published on the Inquiry website. A reference such as ‘Matt Hewson 13 October 2020 52/14’ is to the witness, the date he or she gave evidence, and the page and line reference within the relevant transcript. Hearing transcripts for the open sessions only are available on the Inquiry website.