AUSTRALIA
The Guardian (UK)
Australian Associated Press
theguardian.com, Sunday 9 February 2014
The Salvation Army is willing to discuss being part of a national redress scheme for victims of child sexual and physical abuse in its homes.
Commissioner James Condon, head of the army’s eastern territory, told the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse it already had a People First redress program in place.
However, he said the Salvation Army would take part in talks on a national scheme, proposed by the Catholic and Anglican churches.
“We are more than prepared to enter into dialogue regarding that,” Condon told the hearing in Sydney on Monday in reply to a question from commission chair Justice Peter McClellan.
The commission has heard the Salvation Army has unreservedly apologised to victims of abuse.
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