Records created by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)

ICSA

1924-2023

Records created by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), a wide ranging inquiry sponsored by the Home Office, investigating institutional failures to protect children from child sexual abuse and exploitation. Including:

• ICSA 1: Inquiry website: containing all information published by the website including video recordings of public hearings
• ICSA 2: Inquiry evidence: all evidence used in public hearings and relied on to produce investigation reports
• ICSA 3: Inquiry corporate records: senior governance meeting records, including formal Chair and Panel meetings, and emails relating to legal advice
• ICSA 4: Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) Twitter Channel
• ICSA 5: Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) YouTube Channel
• ICSA 6: Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA): Truth Project Website
• ICSA 7: Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA): Victim and Survivor Consultative Panel Twitter Channel

Some records within this collection have dates that predate the creation of electronic documents. In these cases, the date reflects the date of the original record that has been scanned and provided in digital format to the Inquiry.

Public Record(s)

English

7 series

Open unless otherwise stated

In 2023 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

Topics

Children

Communications

Sex and gender

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) was established by the Home Secretary in March 2015. Its purpose, as set out in its terms of reference were:

To consider the extent to which State and non-State institutions have failed in their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation; to consider the extent to which those failings have since been addressed; to identify further action needed to address any failings identified; to consider the steps which it is necessary for State and non-State institutions to take in order to protect children from such abuse in future; and to publish a report with recommendations.

Chaired by Professor Alexis Jay, with three Panel members: Drusilla Sharpling, Ivor Frank and Malcolm Evans, the inquiry developed reports and recommendations through public hearings, a research programme and The Truth Project.

An initial interim report was published in 2018. The inquiry's modular approach, using thematic investigations in order to consider the wider issues, resulted in publication of 19 investigation reports.

IICSA's final report was published on 20 October 2022.