Lived experience consultants to a child sexual abuse inquiry: Survivor epistemology as a counterweight to legal and administrative proceduralism
Engaging victims and survivors as consultants to non-recent child abuse inquiries has the potential to transform and improve inquiry processes and outcomes. However, consultation and co-design alone are not sufficient to guarantee success. Careful consideration is required in relation to how lived experience expertise can be meaningfully integrated into an inquiry's culture to safeguard survivors and enhance inquiry outcomes.
Authors
- Danny Taggart
- Emma Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7360-396X)
- Christopher Tuck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0146-3851)
- Lucy Duckworth
- Fay Maxted (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1599-1412)
- Katie Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1562-7194)
- Stephanie Ford
- Harold C. Griffin
- Sheila Coates
- May Baxter-Thornton
- Kit Shellam
Institutions
- University of Essex (GB)
- La Trobe University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Published
- 2024-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107147
- Primary Topic
- Military, Security, and Education Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Essex
- Research England