Inquiry into former prime minister – Operation Conifer – will be considered by Independent Inquiry into Child Sex AbuseThe national child sex abuse inquiry will consider police reports of the investigation into Sir Edward Heath. The Wiltshire police probe, called Operation Conifer, was launched in 2015 after Sir Edward was named as a suspect in an investigation into historical child sex abuse. There are currently 13 arms to the inquiry, scrutinising areas of public life ranging from local authorities to Westminster for child protection failings. On 30 August it opened core participant applications for the Westminster investigation. A spokesman for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said: “In the context of the Westminster investigation, the inquiry will be interested to see and consider the outcome of Wiltshire police’s investigation into allegations against Sir Edward Heath.

Source: The Guardian September 09, 2017 23:37 UTC