SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland
Paul Hutcheon, Investigations Editor / @paulhutcheon
SCOTLAND’s beleaguered child abuse inquiry has suffered another setback after the Government sent out a desperate appeal for staff to work on its side of the investigation.
A leaked email reveals the Government is at “serious risk” of missing a deadline set by the inquiry and warns of a “potential loss of credibility” among stakeholders.
Scottish Labour MSP Iain Gray said: “How many crises does it take before the Scottish Government gets a grip of this?”
Established in 2015, the inquiry is examining the abuse of children in care going back decades. It is currently taking evidence from people who were abused and a report is expected by late 2019.
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