Another public inquiry into institutional abuses – why they so often fail to deliver justice for victims

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Public inquiries have become the standard political response to scandals and public crises, including allegations of institutional abuses.

At the time of writing, there are multiple ongoing inquiries (or calls for them) into forms of abuse throughout the UK and elsewhere. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Ireland have ongoing institutional abuse inquiries or commissions of investigation. Victims of the late Mohamed Al Fayed are calling for an inquiry into...