SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland
Education Secretary Angela Constance said the probe was necessary to help fully understand what happened and in turn “ensure a brighter future for every child”.
The inquiry will have the power to compel witnesses to attend and give evidence, she confirmed.
Ms Constance also pledged that where crimes are uncovered, the “full force of the law” would be used to bring those responsible to justice.
The Scottish Government had been considering if a national inquiry into historic abuse cases was the correct way to help survivors.
Announcing its decision, Ms Constance said: “This Parliament must always be on the side of the victims of abuse. We must have the truth of what happened to them and how those organisations and individuals into whose care the children were entrusted failed them so catastrophically.
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