The head of the inquiry into historical child sex abuse allegations is under mounting pressure to resign - in the latest in a string of controversies that have dogged the investigation before it has even started.
Here is an at-a-glance background to the most recent development in the saga:
:: City lawyer Fiona Woolf was appointed in September to chair the panel inquiring into UK institutions' handling of historical child sex abuse allegations.
:: The original nominee, Lady Butler-Sloss, stepped down because her late brother, Lord Havers, was attorney general during much of the period in question.
:: But there has been criticism of Mrs Woolf's appointment because of her social links with former home secretary Lord Brittan and his wife.
:: Her connection with Lord Brittan has come under the spotlight because he is likely to be called to give evidence to the inquiry about his handling of child abuse allegations.
:: He denies failing to act on a dossier of paedophilia allegations he received while in office in the 1980s.
:: Mrs Woolf has lived in the same street as the Brittans for the last decade, and not only has she invited the couple to dinner at her house three times, she has also dined at their home twice, met Lady Brittan for coffee, sat on a prize-giving panel with her, and sponsored her £50 for a fun run.
:: With doubts about whether Mrs Woolf could have the confidence of victims, a photograph surfaced showing her chatting to Lady Brittan at a prize-giving event last October - after she told Home Secretary Theresa May that she had had "no social contact with Lord and Lady Brittan since April 23 2013".
:: Mrs Woolf faces intensified calls to quit after documents were published showing a letter setting out Mrs Woolf's contacts with Lord Brittan and his wife was redrafted seven times, with guidance from Home Office officials, before being sent to Mrs May.
:: Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee Keith Vaz said Mrs Woolf's appointment had been "chaotic" and that she should decide whether she wishes to remain as chair of the inquiry.
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Gallery: The Redrafted Letter At Centre Of Woolf Row
A letter from Fiona Woolf to the Home Secretary referring to her links to Leon Brittan went through several drafts.
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Chair of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee Keith Vaz criticised Mrs Woolf, saying the final version showed a more "detached" relationship with the Brittans than the first one. For example, it stressed there were a number of other people present at dinner parties.
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Mr Vaz said said Mrs Woolf's appointment had been "chaotic" and she should decide whether she wishes to remain as chair of the inquiry.
:: A solicitor for victims tells Sky News they have no confidence in Mrs Woolf, and calls for the inquiry "to start again".
:: The Home Office has given its backing to Mrs Woolf and her panel, expressing confidence they can carry out their duties "to the highest standards of impartiality and integrity."
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