"In fact there are a number of child abuse survivors who have been involved in the inquiry who are voicing those concerns as well".
He said victims also wanted "reassurance" from Professor Jay about the composition of the inquiry's staff in response to the fears of some, including the Shirley Oaks Survivors' Association from Lambeth, that it includes too many officials from the Home Office and thus lacks independence.
She said the inquiry was already extensive and had gathered "numerous accounts of abuse".
But Tim Loughton, acting chairman of the committee, said it was "inconceivable" the Home Office did not know of problems with Dame Lowell earlier.
She was the individual responsible for the inquiry's success. "Nothing more than that".
Theresa May was accused of a cover-up after she admitted being aware as Home Secretary of concerns within the troubled inquiry into sex abuse over the conduct of its former chair Dame Lowell Goddard weeks before her resignation.
Dame Lowell said she had consulted lawyers in London about the allegations.
'On July 29, the secretary to the inquiry met my permanent secretary and reported concerns about the professionalism and competence of the chair, ' she said.
She quit her £500,000 post in August with a £90,000 pay-off.
"She suggested that she did know of problems but did nothing at all".
Labour MP Lisa Nandy said Miss Rudd had "serious questions to answer" about why she authorised the payoff when she "knew of the serious concerns".
They added that it was "only right to act on formal complaints and evidence".
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On Tuesday, Ms Sharpling told a parliamentary committee she informed the Home Office Police and Crime Director General Mary Calam of her worries in April. During the investigation into him, various media and political personalities, (as well as many others) are linked to child sexual abuse.
Jay, a former member of the inquiry advisory panel, told MPs that every effort was made to make the arrangements work.
It has been dogged by controversy since it was set up by then-home secretary Theresa May in 2014. Baroness Butler-Sloss is chosen as head.
The SNP Government said that it "entirely" rejected his claims.
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Who is Justice Lowell Goddard? The inquiry is also given new powers as a statutory inquiry and the original panel is disbanded.
Under its current structure, the inquiry had been created to undertake 13 separate investigations into areas including the Church of England, Westminster, Lambeth Council and Lord Janner. In January 2016, a 13th investigation is launched into Lord Greville Janner.
Another panel member, Ivor Frank, refused to say that Dame Lowell was a "nightmare" to work with but did say it was easier when the New Zealander was out of the country.
Prof Jay revealed that a traditional "public hearing" model would not be used for all of the institutions in England and Wales that will fall under scrutiny.
Instead, the inquiry is to focus on four main "thematic strands" in order to ensure that lessons were learned from the failings of the past.
When asked whether she had confidence that the inquiry could succeed in its present form, she referred to her statement on 5 September, in which she said there was "an inherent problem in the sheer scale and size of the inquiry" and called for a complete review.
