SCOTLAND
Daily Record
BY MARION SCOTT
SUSAN O’Brien, head of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, will hold a summit in Glasgow on Wednesday to give more details on the probe and meet victims.
INVESTIGATORS leading a huge inquiry into child abuse are to urge witnesses and victims to come forward.
Susan O’Brien QC, who is chairing the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry , will encourage individuals and institutions to contact the probe.
At a meeting in Glasgow on Wednesday, she will detail how evidence can be given.
Some sick and elderly victims who have lodged complaints have already been interviewed for the inquiry, which is expected to take several years.
The investigation will cover sexual, physical, psychological and emotional abuse at children’s homes, residential schools, secure care units, schools, borstals and young offenders’ institutions until December 2014.
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