SCOTLAND
BBC News
The first hearing in the Scottish child abuse inquiry has heard apologies from organisations which ran children’s homes around the country.
More than 60 institutions, including several top private schools and church bodies, are being investigated.
The inquiry, which is being chaired by Lady Smith, is looking in detail at historical abuse of children in residential care.
It is expected to report in late 2019 – four years after it was set up.
The opening session in Edinburgh heard apologies from groups who said they “deplored that physical sexual abuses could occur”.
They included Quarrier’s, Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Sisters of Nazareth, Good Shepherd Sisters, De La Salle Brothers and Christian Brothers.
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