FA sexual abuse inquiry head ready to investigate any clubs who fail to cooperate

• Some clubs asked to detail how they reacted to abuse allegations
• Clive Sheldon QC’s report may recommend sanctions to the FA

The QC leading the Football Association’s independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in football is prepared to launch his own investigation into clubs at the centre of the scandal if he finds that they did not respond adequately to his request for information.

Clive Sheldon QC has given some of the dozen clubs thought to be the main focus of his review a month to produce a ‘structured report’ detailing how they reacted to allegations of abuse suffered by former players between 1970 and 2005.

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from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Glj1XA