'No time limit' call by MP on Telford CSE inquiry
There should be no historical limit on those who want to give evidence in Telford's CSE inquiry, the town's MP has told commissioners.
Lucy Allan, MP for Telford and a long-time campaigner on the issue of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) who was a key figure in pressing for the inquiry, has made the comments in her official consultation response.
Addressed to the inquiry chairman Tom Crowther QC Mrs Allan said that time limits should not be imposed on when abuse took place.
She said: "The experience of any victim and/or their family members who come forward to give evidence should be fully considered irrespective of when the event occurred.
"It would be inappropriate to introduce an arbitrary cut-off date and exclude testimony, where there is a victim and/or the family wanting to be heard.
"Some of the first reported cases of CSE occurred where the victim was living in residential children's homes, some forty years ago are coming forward."
Mrs Allan has also said that the inquiry must look at the cases of people abused in Telford, and those from Telford who were abused.
