SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland
Education secretary John Swinney should reveal whether adults who suffered child abuse are to be compensated, opponents have said, following a shocking report on the experiences of children in the Scottish care system.
The report by the National Confidential Forum for victims of child abuse (NCF) revealed claims that children had been subjected tor regimes of torture and ritual humiliation in a variety of settings such as children’s homes, secure units and residential schools over the past eight decades.
Some of the accounts given by those who came forward to speak to the NCF spoke of treatment such as waterboarding and sleep deprivation.
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