UNITED KINGDOM
The Times
Mike Wade
June 1 2017
The Times
On the third floor of a building behind Haymarket station in Edinburgh, a suite of offices has been converted into a hive of legal activity by the Scottish child abuse inquiry.
In the largest of the rooms, lawyers, representing the inquiry itself, victims’ groups and about a dozen care organisations filled out much of the space. Everything was calm, ordered and obviously well paid. The inquiry has already cost £5.7 million.
But in this same room were high emotions, and people ready to speak of bitter experiences. The few public seats were occupied by victims of abuse and their friends, while outside in the sun many more held a vigil.
The scale of the inquiry is vast, with its remit dating back to 1930. Its first hearing was yesterday and evidence from at least 60 residential institutions will be presented.
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