SCOTLAND
The National
JANICE BURNS
A SECOND group of people who suffered abuse as children have threatened to boycott the public inquiry into historical allegations in Scotland.
White Flowers Alba (WFA) has already indicated it will take no part in the process and now members of the In Care Survivors’ group (INCAS) have said the Scottish Government was treating them with contempt and could be set to follow suit.
Ministers have insisted the public inquiry, chaired by Susan O’Brien QC, is the widest Scotland has ever seen, and it will investigate abuse in residential settings such as boarding and secure schools as well as among foster families.
These include allegations of abuse at the former Fort Augustus Abbey School and its junior school in East Lothian.
However, survivors have said it fails to address many other cases, including where priests abused children in parishes, and in youth organisations.
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