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<p>No case of child abuse is ‘historical’ for victims and survivors. They must live
with the consequences of their abuse each and every day of their lives. The Independent
Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has been set up to determine whether state and
non-state institutions take, and have taken, seriously their duty of care to protect
children from sexual abuse within England and Wales. Any specific allegation to the
Inquiry will, where necessary, be referred to law enforcement bodies for consideration
for criminal investigation. The Home Office has funded Operation Hydrant, which is
the national policing response to the oversight and co-ordination of all child abuse
investigations concerning persons of public prominence or those offences which have
taken place in institutional settings. The day-to-day investigation into cases of
child sexual abuse, including abuse that has taken place in the past, is an operational
matter for the police and law enforcement.</p>
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