Child Sexual Abuse (Independent Panel Inquiry)

Ronnie Campbell Excerpts

Wednesday 4th February 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mrs May]

My hon. Friend makes an important point. We tend to talk about survivors coming forward to give evidence, but there might be people who are aware of things that took place who are not themselves survivors but who might have seen things happening, perhaps in a children’s home or some other setting. I would encourage all such people to come forward to give evidence, because it will be valuable to the inquiry.

[Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (Lab)]

Will the inquiry look into all inquiries, including Operation Rose in Northumberland, which has become known as a big whitewash?

[Mrs May]

As I have indicated, the inquiry will have significant historical reach and will consider all the evidence it needs to move forward. I would expect it to look at previous inquiries to ascertain what happened and what lessons need to be learned.