SCOTLAND
BBC Scotland
By Reevel Alderson
BBC Scotland’s social affairs correspondent
The inquiry into historical allegations of child abuse in Scotland is to outline how it will take evidence.
Chaired by QC Susan O’Brien, it will take four years to investigate the extent of abuse of children in care, and identify any systemic failures.
But many survivors have continued to be critical of its terms of reference, which they have said prevents thousand of victims from giving evidence.
The Scottish government said the inquiry was the widest it had set up.
Although the inquiry is due to launch its formal call for evidence, it has already heard from a small number of seriously ill or very elderly survivors.
At the launch in Glasgow, it will invite other victims to come forward.
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