Got a serious problem which you can't deal with in-house? Don't worry civil servant, get a former/ judge/top QC in to sort it?
The Home Office is appointing Rt Hon the Baroness Butler-Sloss of March Green GBE, former President of the Fam D to lead its
independent inquiry panel of experts in the law and child protection to consider whether public bodies – and other non-state institutions – have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse - but which will not have any powers of compulsion to have evidence given or delivered to it (curiously in order to avoid prejudicing criminal proceedings?) - although if that becomes an issue:
if the inquiry panel chairman deems it necessary – the government is prepared to convert it into a full public inquiry in line with the Inquiries Act. Lady Butler-Sloss was the Diana Coroner until she stepped down, is 5 years over the long stop judicial retirement age and now has a lot on her hands. Good luck to Her Ladyship.....
Turns out she may not be the right choice after all......
http://lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/2014/07/09/a-few-thoughts-on-the-butler-sloss-controversy/
It is also appointing Richard Whittam QC, First Senior Treasury Counsel at the Central Criminal Court (HMG's top prosecutor at the Bailey) to review its own review into
where certain 114 files have gone missing.....let's hope he can find them or a convincing reason for their disappearance..........
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