- Abuse inquiry judge Lowell Goddard’s pay revealed ~OpExposeCPS
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Justice Goddard said this was a “large sum” but insisted it had been “carefully costed” and was “essential to meet the inquiry’s core operational requirements”.
Historical abuse inquiries
Historical child abuse: Key investigations
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Events that led to abuse reviews
Profile: Justice Lowell Goddard
The judge leading the inquiry into historical child sex abuse in England and Wales is to receive a pay packet worth nearly £500,000 a year.
Justice Lowell Goddard is to receive a salary of £360,000, an annual rental allowance of £110,000 and £12,000 a year to cover utilities.
The Home Office will also cover the cost of four return flights from the UK to the judge’s native New Zealand.
The inquiry is examining how public bodies handled abuse claims.
At its opening on 9 July, Justice Goddard said there were suggestions one child out of every 20 in the UK had been sexually abused.
The High Court judge also suggested the inquiry could last until 2020.
£17.9m cost
On Monday, the inquiry set out details relating to its costs on its website.
It revealed panel members will receive £565 a day, with staffing costs accounting for 41% of the overall budget.
Costs relating to the set-up and running of offices across England and Wales make up 21% of the budget, while operational costs, such as safeguarding support, account for 17% of the budget.
As well as Justice Goddard’s salary and rental allowance, it was revealed the Home Office would cover the cost of four return flights from the UK to New Zealand for the judge and her husband, and a further two return flights from New Zealand to the UK for other immediate family members.
Justice Goddard’s appointment is for the duration of the inquiry, which was fixed for an initial period from April this year until December 2018 and can be extended by mutual agreement, the website states.
Home Secretary Theresa May, who first announced the inquiry in July last year, has approved a budget of £17.9m for 2015/16.
‘Carefully costed’ NZ judge
Justice Goddard said this was a “large sum” but insisted it had been “carefully costed” and was “essential to meet the inquiry’s core operational requirements”.
She said child abuse “cannot be calculated in monetary terms”, adding: “It is the inherent right of every child to experience a childhood free of sexual abuse and intimidation.”
Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Committee, said he welcomed Justice Goddard’s “openness and transparency” over her salary.
But he said he had “noted” that Justice Goddard’s pay was likely to amount to more than £2.4m if the inquiry lasted five years.
“It is also important that we have a breakdown of the legal costs, as it has been suggested that a number of lawyers will be involved,” Mr Vaz added.
A Home Office spokesman said they welcomed the fact Justice Goddard was leading the inquiry and said it was a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to get to the truth, expose what has gone wrong in the past and learn lessons for the future”.
Cover-up claims
The inquiry was set up following claims of a high-level cover-up of abuse, but has been delayed by the resignation of its two previous chairwomen.
Baroness Butler-Sloss, the first inquiry chairwoman, resigned a week after it was set up. This followed calls for her to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, had been attorney general in the 1980s.
Her replacement, the then-Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf, stood down on 31 October amid concerns over her links to former Home Secretary Lord Brittan.
Justice Goddard said it would be Britain’s largest ever public inquiry and warned individuals and institutions that they would face scrutiny “no matter how apparently powerful” t1604457_1559605090951928_6045777466083864304_nhey were.
Historical child abuse: Key investigations
The inquiries and what happens next
Events that led to abuse reviews
Profile: Justice Lowell Goddard
The judge leading the inquiry into historical child sex abuse in England and Wales is to receive a pay packet worth nearly £500,000 a year.
Justice Lowell Goddard is to receive a salary of £360,000, an annual rental allowance of £110,000 and £12,000 a year to cover utilities.
The Home Office will also cover the cost of four return flights from the UK to the judge’s native New Zealand.
The inquiry is examining how public bodies handled abuse claims.
At its opening on 9 July, Justice Goddard said there were suggestions one child out of every 20 in the UK had been sexually abused.
The High Court judge also suggested the inquiry could last until 2020.
£17.9m cost
On Monday, the inquiry set out details relating to its costs on its website.
It revealed panel members will receive £565 a day, with staffing costs accounting for 41% of the overall budget.
Costs relating to the set-up and running of offices across England and Wales make up 21% of the budget, while operational costs, such as safeguarding support, account for 17% of the budget.
As well as Justice Goddard’s salary and rental allowance, it was revealed the Home Office would cover the cost of four return flights from the UK to New Zealand for the judge and her husband, and a further two return flights from New Zealand to the UK for other immediate family members.
Justice Goddard’s appointment is for the duration of the inquiry, which was fixed for an initial period from April this year until December 2018 and can be extended by mutual agreement, the website states.
Home Secretary Theresa May, who first announced the inquiry in July last year, has approved a budget of £17.9m for 2015/16.
‘Carefully costed’ NZ judge
Justice Goddard said this was a “large sum” but insisted it had been “carefully costed” and was “essential to meet the inquiry’s core operational requirements”.
She said child abuse “cannot be calculated in monetary terms”, adding: “It is the inherent right of every child to experience a childhood free of sexual abuse and intimidation.”
Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Committee, said he welcomed Justice Goddard’s “openness and transparency” over her salary.
But he said he had “noted” that Justice Goddard’s pay was likely to amount to more than £2.4m if the inquiry lasted five years.
“It is also important that we have a breakdown of the legal costs, as it has been suggested that a number of lawyers will be involved,” Mr Vaz added.
A Home Office spokesman said they welcomed the fact Justice Goddard was leading the inquiry and said it was a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to get to the truth, expose what has gone wrong in the past and learn lessons for the future”.
Cover-up claims
The inquiry was set up following claims of a high-level cover-up of abuse, but has been delayed by the resignation of its two previous chairwomen.
Baroness Butler-Sloss, the first inquiry chairwoman, resigned a week after it was set up. This followed calls for her to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, had been attorney general in the 1980s.
Her replacement, the then-Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf, stood down on 31 October amid concerns over her links to former Home Secretary Lord Brittan.
Justice Goddard said it would be Britain’s largest ever public inquiry and warned individuals and institutions that they would face scrutiny “no matter how apparently powerful” t1604457_1559605090951928_6045777466083864304_nhey were.
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