Child Sex Abuse Inquiry Chair Calls Government Response ‘Weak and Disingenuous’

But home secretary says government has 'risen to inquiry's challenge'

Professor Alexis Jay, chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, delivers her speech, watched by (L to R) Professor Malcolm Evans, John O'Brien, Drusilla Sharpling and Brian Altman, KC, in London on Oct. 20, 2022 Chris Summers/The Epoch Times

The hopes of victims and survivors of child sexual abuse in England and Wales have been “dashed” by the government’s “weak” response to the recommendations made following a major inquiry into child sex abuse, according to the inquiry’s chairwoman.

Professor Alexis Jay, who chaired the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), said ministers had failed to understand the need for action.