Second Phase Hearings: the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent De Paul and the Sisters of Nazareth

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
April 6, 2017

https://www.childabuseinquiry.scot/media/1267/announcement-doc-and-son-final.pdf

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This announcement provides information about the second phase of Inquiry hearings.

The second phase of hearings will investigate residential child care establishments run by organisations within the Roman Catholic Church.

The first part of this phase will look at residential child care establishments run by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul. The Inquiry will thereafter look at residential child care stablishments run by the Sisters of Nazareth. Further parts of the second phase of hearings will be announced in due course.

The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul

In autumn 2017 the Inquiry will start the second phase of hearings.

The Inquiry will start the second phase by looking at residential child care establishments run by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, including establishments such as Smyllum Park in Lanark, Bellevue House in Rutherglen, St Joseph’s Hospital in Rosewell, St Vincent’s School for the Deaf/Blind in Glasgow and Roseangle Orphanage (St Vincent’s) in Dundee.

The Sisters of Nazareth

In early 2018, the Inquiry will look at residential child care establishments run by the Sisters of Nazareth and will look at Nazareth House in Aberdeen, Nazareth House in Cardonald, Nazareth House in Kilmarnock and Nazareth House in Lasswade.

Talk to us

It is important for the Inquiry to have as much information as possible before starting these parts of the second phase of hearings.

If you have information or experiences which you would like the inquiry to consider as part of the hearings looking at establishments run by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul or the Sisters of Nazareth, please contact our witness support team as soon as possible.

You can phone them on 0800 0929 300, or email them at talktous@childabuseinquiry.scot. You can also write to us by post at SCAI, PO Box 24085, Edinburgh EH7 9EA.