PM's 'Inadequate' Handling Of Child Sex Claims

By Darren McCaffrey, Political Reporter

The Prime Minister is facing criticism for an "inadequate" investigation into what happened to a dossier containing allegations about paedophile activity by politicians in the 1980s.

David Cameron said he wants Mark Sedwill, the permanent secretary to the Home Office, to do "everything he can" to get to the truth.

Mr Cameron is under pressure to launch a full public inquiry

Labour MP Simon Danczuk, whose campaign raised the issue of what happened to the Dickens' file at a hearing of the Commons Home Affairs Committee, said there needed to be a full public inquiry.

Describing the response so far as "inadequate", he told Sky News: "The public are very clearly concerned and they won't be satisfied with another review by Home Office officials.

"Reviews like this often prove to be whitewashes.

"The Prime Minister should establish an over-arching review led by child protection experts to draw together the results from all these different case, investigations and institutional inquiries."

Labour leader Ed Miliband said a "thorough" review was needed into what happened at the Home Office, as well as a wider look at what can be done to protect children from abuse in future.

Allegations of sex abuse have been made against the late Cyril Smith

The Government has been under pressure to act after claims that a list of names of suspected child abusers, including high-profile men in the establishment, was passed by the MP Geoffrey Dickens to the then-home secretary.

Lord Brittan admitted he received the dossier and passed it on to officials - but no action was ever taken.

"I quite understand people's concerns about these events that were referred to over 30 years ago," Mr Cameron said.

"And that is why I've asked the permanent secretary at the Home Office to do everything he can to find answers to all of these questions and make sure we can reassure people about these events."

Calls for more to be done about allegations of child sex abuse by politicians have increased since the 2010 death of Liberal Democrat MP Cyril Smith, who was subsequently said to have been a paedophile.

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