SCOTLAND
The National

OCTOBER 1ST, 2015 ANGELA CONSTANCE

TODAY sees the launch of Scotland’s independent National Inquiry into the Historical Abuse of Children in Care.

It is a significant landmark coming less than four months after the appointment of the chair, Susan O’Brien QC and marks the start of the Inquiry’s official business.

When I addressed the Scottish Parliament in May I said that I expected the inquiry to report within four years of its start date. While the remit of the inquiry now extends beyond that originally envisioned and is ambitious in its scope, it is vitally important that the survivors who have campaigned for justice for so long know that they will receive answers within a reasonable timescale

The inquiry will examine instances of abuse of children in care, including residential care; children’s homes; secure care; borstals and young offenders institutions and those placed in foster care….