We the undersigned survivors, whistleblowers, child protection professionals and members of the general public call upon the Home Affairs Select Committee to bring Justice Lowell Goddard to account about the ‘instant and permanent deletion’ of survivor evidence at the time of a change in the Inquiry website between the dates of 14th September and 2nd October 2015.

We question the quality and management of the Inquiry team and ask;

·        why there was no engagement by the Inquiry with the survivor evidence at the time of presentation; recognising that the content of the information could concern children and survivors currently at risk of harm?

·        why no back-up system was in place to secure survivor evidence - in contravention of government recommendations on safe IT practice, data backup and recovery policy?

·        whether the commissioning of the website was at fault and whether the site was hacked?

·        why this failure remained unnoticed for such a lengthy period of time and took two weeks to bring to the attention of survivors?

We condemn calls for survivors to re-input their information online and call on the Committee and the Inquiry to warn survivors not to input information until a full inquiry has been conducted and can assure the security of their information. Survivors need guarantees that the Child Sex Abuse Inquiry is a "safe place".

sincerely

Phil Frampton, Whiteflowers

Andy Kershaw, Survivor of Forde Park

Bernard Courts, Survivor of Forde Park

Nigel O’Mara East Midlands Survivors 

Andi Lavery – Whiteflowers - ALBA

Michael Mansfield QC

Dr Liz Davies, Reader in Child Protection (Emeritus) London Metropolitan University

Stuart Syvret – whistleblower and former Minister for Health & Social Services, Jersey

Dr Valerie Sinason , Clinic for Dissociative Studies

Robin Jamieson. C Psychol AFBPsS   Consultant Psychologist, Southern Psychological Services

Brian Douieb, former Leaving Care Social Work Manager

Jane Kershaw, Survivor Advocate

Janet Cragg, Barrister, Kenworthy's Chambers

Rosie Canning, Doctoral Researcher, University of Southampton

Michelle Omakalwala, Psychotherapist, Integrated Minds

Joni Cameron-Blair, Nottinghamshire Whistleblower, Nottingham Social Services Inspector

Sue Hampson Director Safe to Say Training and Consultancy

Gwen McLeod, Survivor and Associate Trainer, Safe to Say

Rachel Chapple PhD, Social Anthropologist, Real Stories Gallery Foundation

Ann Mallaby Justice Campaigne

Terry Conway

Robert Chewter CSA Researcher and Campaigner

Andy Peacher Freedom talkradio partner