‘This is Not Just About History…’ Addressing the Disconnect in Historic (Non‐Recent) Child Abuse Investigations

Key Practitioner Messages: Historic (non‐recent) child abuse investigations need to consider the effects of investigative processes on victims and survivors. Such investigations include those undertaken by the police and by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). Victim and survivor accounts need to be taken seriously and investigated thoroughly in order for victims/survivors not to feel let down by, and disconnected from, criminal justice and IICSA processes. ‘Historic (non‐recent) child abuse investigations need to consider the effects of investigative processes on victims and survivors’