SCOTLAND
BBC News
The chairwoman of the Scottish government’s child abuse inquiry, Susan O’Brien QC, has resigned after facing the sack over “unacceptable” comments.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said he had accepted Ms O’Brien’s resignation after starting the formal procedure to remove her from her post.
However, Ms O’Brien insisted she had “done nothing wrong”, complaining of government interference in the probe.
Her fellow panellist Prof Michael Lamb quit the inquiry over similar concerns.
Ms O’Brien’s resignation leaves the inquiry, which concerns historical allegations of child abuse in Scotland, with only one panel member. It is scheduled to last four years, but has been criticised by survivors of abuse.
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