Professor Alexis Jay, who led the Rotherham abuse inquiry, is to be the new chairwoman of the inquiry into child sex abuse in England and Wales.
The appointment was announced by the home secretary after the resignation of judge Dame Lowell Goddard last week.
Prof Jay was already among the panel of advisers taking part in the independent investigation into claims made against public and private institutions.
She becomes the fourth head after the three previous chairwomen stood down.
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Rotherham inquiry author Alexis Jay to head national child abuse inquiry
The woman who revealed at least 1,400 children in Rotherham had been sexually exploited has been appointed as the new chair of a national inquiry into child abuse.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced Professor Alexis Jay will become the fourth person to lead the probe after the resignation of Dame Lowell Goddard last week.
Ms Rudd said: “The independent inquiry has a vital role to play in exposing the failure of public bodies and other major organisations to prevent systematic child sexual abuse.
Jay appointed new head of largest CSE inquiry
THE child protection expert who exposed historical sex abuse in Rotherham has been announced as the new head of the national CSE inquiry.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd today announced that Prof Alexis Jay will lead the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).
A child protection expert with over 30 years’ experience, Prof Jay led the inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham which found that at least 1,400 children were sexually abused between 1997 and 2013.
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Rotherham grooming author Alexis Jay will lead Westminster child abuse probe
Professor Alexis Jay will lead the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, taking over as chairwoman from Dame Lowell Goddard, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced.
The child protection expert will become the fourth person to lead the probe after the resignation of Dame Lowell Goddard last week.
Rotherham Politics 
Well she did a proper job first time around – let’s hope she’s not going to go the same way as the other n’er do wells
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It seems quite clear that ‘rothpol’ is read in Whitehall. After my suggestion last week to encourage the Home Secretary to appoint Alexis Jay or Louise Casey to this prestigious post it’s finally happened.
I only hope the ‘Sir Humphrey’s’ securely ensconced in their civil service bubble are made aware that Alexis Jay doesn’t take prisoners and her remit gives her full authority to ask anyone anything.
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This is great news.
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Sorry to be cynical , but “they” have had lots of time now to cover their tracks and “lose” documents.
It was failrly obvious at its inception that Prof “tell-it-like-it-is” Jay should have been appointed.
She will have her job cut out, dealing with the shambolic inquiry as it is now.
The problem with this inquiry is it has been deliberately designed to be all-encompassing, presumably with the intention of making it impossible to manage.
What is actually needed is seperate inquiries, because the abuse can be categorised.
The national network of CSE groomers based upon extended-family and Biradari contacts is entirely different from the (alleged) Westminster paedophile network based upon Dolphin Square and Elm Guest House. Both of course involve police corruption and the (alleged ) Westminster Ring of senior politicians also includes (alleged) political intervention.
Of course, Social Services and the lax attitudes resulting in the neglect of ” looked-after children ” is also involved in both cases.
There are of course other issues, but to attempt to cover the diverse nature of the various facets of CSE in a single inquiry is virtually impossible.
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Excellent news!
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