Answering body: Home Office
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse publishes financial statements on a quarterly basis on its website https://www.iicsa.org.uk/. The most recent financial statement, covering the Inquiry’s 2018/19 spend as at 30 September 2018, can be found here: https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/7553/view/inquiry-financial-report-q2-2018-19-ending-30-september-2018.pdf
An overview of this expenditure is set out in the table below:
Item Expenditure – FY 2018-19
Staffing costs £5,058,459
Legal cost £5,554,764
Safeguarding and other services for victims and survivors £1,868,934
Estates** £1,454,822
Information Technology £1,489,083
Consultancy & Specialist Services £996,330
Stationery and office supplies £27,801
Information Commissioner’s Office Penalty £160,000
Operation Hydrant (Ring-Fenced) £401,950
* Operating costs for the Operation Hydrant team which receives referrals from the Inquiry.
Operation Hydrant was set up to coordinate the response of police forces for non-recent
child abuse.
** Estates incorporates expenditure for the Hearing Centre.
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2. FURTHER DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE RELATING TO CHAIR, PANEL MEMBERS
AND SECRETARY
Professor Alexis Jay OBE
The table below shows a breakdown of the contractual cost for Professor Alexis Jay as her
terms of appointment published on the Inquiry’s website, along with expenses claimed for
business related travel.
Detail Total spend as of 30 September 2018
Salary £93,425
Accommodation allowance £18,480
Expenses £312
Panel members
The table below shows the amount spent on each of the Panel members in relation to
remuneration and expenses covering as of the end of 30 September 2018.
Detail Remuneration Notes Expenses
Drusilla Sharpling
CBE
£76,212 The Inquiry covers 80% of Drusilla
Sharpling’s HMIC salary for 4 out of 5
days work for the Inquiry per week.
£555
Prof. Sir Malcolm
Evans KCMG OBE
£27,120 48 days at a rate of £565/day £3,448
Ivor Frank £75,428 133.5 days at a rate of £565/day £2,521
Secretary