All relevant evidence will be considered, analysed and used as appropriate including during hearings, when preparing findings, preparing interim reports and when preparing the final report and recommendations.
Some readers may find parts of the evidence upsetting or distressing.
Evidences list
(Jenny) LWQ Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Jenny) LWQ to the Inquiry. The evidence was read in at an Inquiry Hearing on 25 October 2018 during the Phase 3 Investigations into Residential Child Care Establishments run by non-religious and voluntary organisations.
(Arthur) LWS Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Arthur) LWS to the Inquiry. The evidence was heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 25 October 2018 during the Phase 3 Investigations into Residential Child Care Establishments run by non-religious and voluntary organisations.
Day 77 Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
Evidence was heard from witnesses (Finlay) FBT, (Matt) QFM and (Scotty) QFC.
(Scotty) QFC Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Scotty) QFC to the Inquiry. The evidence was heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 24 October 2018 during the Phase 3 Investigations into Residential Child Care Establishments run by non-religious and voluntary organisations.
(Matt) QFM Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Matt) QFM to the Inquiry. The evidence was heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 24 October 2018 during the Phase 3 Investigations into Residential Child Care Establishments run by non-religious and voluntary organisations.
(Finlay) FBT Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Finlay) FBT to the Inquiry. The evidence was heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 24 October 2018 during the Phase 3 Investigations into Residential Child Care Establishments run by non-religious and voluntary organisations.
(Ann) QCC Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Ann) QCC to the Inquiry. The evidence was heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 23 October 2018 during the Phase 3 Investigations into Residential Child Care Establishments run by non-religious and voluntary organisations.
Day 76 Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
Opening submissions for the Phase 3 Investigations into Residential Child Care Establishments run by non-religious and voluntary organisations: Quarriers, The Aberlour Child Care Trust, Barnardo’s. Evidence was heard from witness (Ann) QCC.
Case Study no. 1
The provision of residential care for children in Scotland by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul between 1917 and 1981, with a particular focus on Smyllum Park Orphanage, Lanark, and Bellevue Children’s Home, Rutherglen.
Evidential Hearings: 24 April to 3 July 2018
Lady Smith discusses her findings in our News section