SCOTLAND
BBC News
The first hearings in the Scottish child abuse inquiry are getting under way in Edinburgh.
More than 60 institutions, including several top private schools and church bodies, are being investigated.
The inquiry, which is being chaired by Lady Smith, will look in detail at historical abuse of children in residential care.
It is expected to report in late 2019 – more than four years after it was set up.
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