SCOTLAND
STV
David Cowan
Kaye Nicolson
The Scottish Government has pledged to find a solution as soon as possible.
The oldest survivors of child abuse in Scotland fear they are being denied any hope of winning compensation.
The Scottish Government is opening the way for hundreds of victims to seek damages through the courts but the change will not apply to cases pre-dating September 1964.
Ministers considered whether or not the so-called 1964 rule could be changed retrospectively but were advised doing so would contravene the European Convention of Human Rights.
Campaigners say the oldest survivors are dying out with no prospect of receiving justice.
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