The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) concluded its first hearing into the Anglican Church in England and Wales on Friday 23rd March 2018, focusing on the diocese of Chichester as a case study.
In her closing statement, Professor Alexis Jay OBE, the Chair of the Inquiry, concluded that “We will now review all of the material and evidence and will begin to prepare a single report which will set out our findings on both this case study and that concerning responses to offending by Peter Ball.”
A preliminary hearing for the case study focusing on Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Lewes,will begin on Wednesday 6th June with the substantive hearing to be heard between Monday 23rd and Friday 27th July 2018. It is planned that a single report concerning the Chichester and Peter Ball case studies will then be published in Autumn 2018.
To read all documents and information related to hearings that have taken place as part of the Child Sexual Abuse in the Anglican Church investigation, please visit: https://www.iicsa.org.uk/investigations/investigation-into-failings-by-the-anglican-church?tab=hearing
To view the hearings as they are conducted live, and watch recordings of the Inquiry so far, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOVrA6CKedUmM4PU38XS4HQ/videos