CLA calls for a full independent inquiry following the Church of England Child Abuse Scandal

Today’s story that the Church of England abused children that it was supposed to be looking after, while shocking and saddening, comes as no surprise to the Care Leavers’ Association. (1)

Will McMahon, Chair of the CLA said:

“A number of care leavers have repeatedly raised concerns about the use of drugs in the care system to us. So, this is a longstanding issue that the Care Leavers’ Association is aware of.”

The Care Leavers’ Association is seeking an urgent meeting with the Church of England to discuss the implications of this story.

Will McMahon continued

“The Church of England needs to allow independent access to its records so that a full and comprehensive inquiry can take place. The leadership of the Church of England needs to explain what it knew, when did it know it and what steps did it take in response.”

This story confirms the widely-documented and extensive abuse of children in care during earlier decades.

Jim Goddard, Secretary of the CLA said

“We would want to see a full national public inquiry into the abuse of children in care because we do not think that this sort of abuse would have been confined to Church of England homes.”

For more information contact:

Will McMahon, CLA National Chair                    07968950223
Jim Goddard, CLA National Secretary                   07740942135

CLA main office number 0161 236 1980

1)      The CLA is the only organisation in the UK that represents and is run by care leavers of all ages. We campaign on behalf of all care leavers and are the most experienced, knowledgeable organisation on the care system of past decades.

The Care Leavers’ Association will be pushing for an investigation into the extent of this form of abuse in care. If you experienced being drugged whilst in care, please let us know:

info@careleavers.org

0161 236 1980