Government gave money to notorious Paedophile Information Exchange claims whistleblower, an organisation that was campaigning for the reduction of the age of consent to four

'It was an organisation that was campaigning for the reduction of the age of consent to four. I thought that was inappropriate and outrageous and for a government department to be funding it, I thought was wrong."

Government gave money to notorious Paedophile Information Exchange on the orders of Special Branch, claims Home Office whistleblower

    Former government employee says he saw evidence PIE was given grant
    He claims the money was paid to group under orders of Special Branch
    Insider says he thought funding was 'inappropriate and outrageous' but his pleas were shrugged off by his boss at the time
    Follows report which found that abuse ring 'might have been covered up'

By Richard Spillett
12 November 2014

A Home Office whistleblower today repeated his claims the government department funded the notorious Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) on the orders of the police.

Former civil servant Tim Hulbert said money was transferred to the organisation on the orders of the Metropolitan Police's Special Branch.

Mr Hulbert worked in the Voluntary Services Unit of the Home Office which approved grants to various outside organisations in the late 1970s and early 80s.

He said he went to his manager after seeing that funding was being given to PIE - the lobby group formed in the 1970s to campaign for a reduction in the age of consent - but his concerns were shrugged off....

'It was an organisation that was campaigning for the reduction of the age of consent to four. I thought that was inappropriate and outrageous and for a government department to be funding it, I thought was wrong.

'I went to see my boss and he told me, firstly, that PIE was a legitimate campaigning organisation and it did have significant links to the National Council for Civil Liberties and other organisations that were recognised.

'Secondly, I was told that it was being funded a the request of Special Branch.'

....Mr Hulbert's comments followed claims by an investigative journalist that Home Office papers he saw - which suggested an investigation into the alleged child abuse ring was later carried out - were seized by Special Branch.

Don Hale yesterday revealed he was given a bundle of documents which included the identities of senior politicians who were actively promoting the Paedophile Information Exchange by the late Labour minister Baroness Castle.

He said police later arrived at his newspaper office, pushed him against a wall and demanded to take possession of the dossier.

His claims are now being investigated by the Metropolitan Police....

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