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==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
MP [[Geoffrey Dickens]] created the dossier{{why}}. He handed it to the then [[Home Secretary]], [[Leon Brittan]], in 1984. | MP [[Geoffrey Dickens]] created the dossier{{why}}. He handed it to the then [[Home Secretary]], [[Leon Brittan]], in 1984. | ||
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=="Not been retained"== | =="Not been retained"== | ||
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=="Review"== | =="Review"== | ||
| − | On 7 July | + | On 7 July 2014, the Home Secretary, [[Theresa May]] announced a "review" into the handling of historic child abuse allegations, to be led by [[Peter Wanless]] (head of the [[NSPCC]]) and the establishment of a [[Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse|public panel inquiry]] into the duty of care taken in the protection of children from paedophiles by British public institutions, led by an independent panel of experts and chaired by [[Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss|Baroness Butler-Sloss]]. |
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| + | Butler-Sloss later stood down as chair of the inquiry.<ref name=bbc140714>{{cite news |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28295282 |title=Butler-Sloss steps down from child abuse inquiry |work=BBC News |date=14 July 2014 |accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref> On 5 September 2014, it was announced that it would instead be chaired by [[Fiona Woolf]]<ref name="bbc050914">{{cite news |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29076504 |title=Lord Mayor Fiona Woolf to lead child abuse inquiry |work=BBC News |date=5 September 2014 |accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref> but on 31 October 2014 she, too, resigned from the role.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29853002 |title= Fiona Woolf resigns as head of child abuse inquiry |date=31 October 2014 |work=BBC News |accessdate=31 October 2014}}</ref> On 4 February 2015 it was announced that the inquiry would be chaired by [[Judge|Justice]] [[Lowell Goddard]], a [[New Zealand High Court]] judge. The existing panel would be disbanded, and the inquiry would be given new powers.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31130805|title=New Zealand judge Lowell Goddard to lead abuse inquiry |date=4 February 2015 |work=BBC News |accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Fiona Woolf (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Fiona Woolf]] resigned from handling of historic child abuse allegations, as did her predecessor in the job, [[Elizabeth Butler-Sloss]].]] | [[File:Fiona Woolf (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Fiona Woolf]] resigned from handling of historic child abuse allegations, as did her predecessor in the job, [[Elizabeth Butler-Sloss]].]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | Additional recent details cited here:<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Michael |title=The Westminster child abuse ‘coverup’: how much did MPs know? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/mar/17/westminster-child-abuse-paedophile-ring-failure |website=TheGuardian.com |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=2015-03-17 |accessdate=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitehead |first1=Tom |title=The alleged paedophile ring at the heart of the British Establishment |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10950111/The-alleged-paedophile-ring-at-the-heart-of-the-British-Establishment.html |website=Telegraph.co.uk |publisher=[[The Telegraph]] |date=2014-07-06 |accessdate=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hines |first1=Nico |title=How Thatcher’s Government Covered Up a VIP Pedophile Ring |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/how-thatchers-government-covered-up-a-vip-pedophile-ring |website=TheDailyBeast.com |publisher=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=2015-03-06 |accessdate=2017-06-13}}</ref> | + | Additional recent details cited here:<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Michael |title=The Westminster child abuse ‘coverup’: how much did MPs know? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/mar/17/westminster-child-abuse-paedophile-ring-failure |website=TheGuardian.com |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=2015-03-17 |accessdate=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitehead |first1=Tom |title=The alleged paedophile ring at the heart of the British Establishment |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10950111/The-alleged-paedophile-ring-at-the-heart-of-the-British-Establishment.html |website=Telegraph.co.uk |publisher=[[The Telegraph]] |date=2014-07-06 |accessdate=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hines |first1=Nico |title=How Thatcher’s Government Covered Up a VIP Pedophile Ring |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/how-thatchers-government-covered-up-a-vip-pedophile-ring |website=TheDailyBeast.com |publisher=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=2015-03-06 |accessdate=2017-06-13}}</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:37, 9 December 2019
 Westminster paedophile dossier  (propaganda)   | |
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| Type | report |
| Author(s) | Geoffrey Dickens |
| Subjects | UK/VIPaedophile |
| A dossier of allegations on paedophilia by senior UK establishment figures | |
The Westminster paedophile dossier was a dossier of evidence about the VIPaedophile phenomenon in the UK. It was assembled by Geoffrey Dickens, who in 1984 handed it to Home Secretary, Leon Brittan, who then "lost" it. Other files on organised child abuse held by the Home Office also went missing.[1]
Contents
Origins
MP Geoffrey Dickens created the dossier[Why?]. He handed it to the then Home Secretary, Leon Brittan, in 1984.
"Not been retained"
In 2013, the Home Office stated that all relevant information had been passed to the police, and that Dickens' dossier had "not been retained".[citation needed] It was later disclosed that 114 documents concerning child abuse allegations were missing.
"Investigation"
In July 2014, the Labour Party called for a new inquiry into the way that the allegations had been handled, and Prime Ministe David Cameron ordered the permanent secretary of the Home Office, Mark Sedwill, to investigate the circumstances of the lost dossier.
"Review"
On 7 July 2014, the Home Secretary, Theresa May announced a "review" into the handling of historic child abuse allegations, to be led by Peter Wanless (head of the NSPCC) and the establishment of a public panel inquiry into the duty of care taken in the protection of children from paedophiles by British public institutions, led by an independent panel of experts and chaired by Baroness Butler-Sloss.
Resignation
Butler-Sloss later stood down as chair of the inquiry.[2] On 5 September 2014, it was announced that it would instead be chaired by Fiona Woolf[3] but on 31 October 2014 she, too, resigned from the role.[4] On 4 February 2015 it was announced that the inquiry would be chaired by Justice Lowell Goddard, a New Zealand High Court judge. The existing panel would be disbanded, and the inquiry would be given new powers.[5]
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Fiona Woolf resigned from handling of historic child abuse allegations, as did her predecessor in the job, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss.
See also
Additional recent details cited here:[6][7][8]
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{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑ White, Michael (2015-03-17). "The Westminster child abuse 'coverup': how much did MPs know?". TheGuardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-13.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Whitehead, Tom (2014-07-06). "The alleged paedophile ring at the heart of the British Establishment". Telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-06-13.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Hines, Nico (2015-03-06). "How Thatcher's Government Covered Up a VIP Pedophile Ring". TheDailyBeast.com. The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2017-06-13.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
