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Opening submissions for the Boarding Schools case study. Evidence was also heard from witness Alexander O'Neill, Registrar of Independent Schools.

This report was commissioned by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry to consider the existence and effectiveness of the systems to protect children in care in Scotland, and to prevent the abuse of those children in the period framed by the Children Act 1948 a...

This report was commissioned by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry to consider the existence and effectiveness of the systems to protect children in care in Scotland, and to prevent the abuse of those children in the period framed by the Children Act 1948 a...

This report—written by Professors Stephen Constantine (Emeritus Professor of Modern British History, Lancaster University), Marjory Harper (Professor of History, University of Aberdeen), and Gordon Lynch (Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology, Unive...

A restriction order can protect a person’s identity by granting them anonymity. “Anonymity” means keeping the person’s identity private. An application form to make, change or cancel a restriction order is at the end of the protocol. The protocol describe...

Evidence is information. We need evidence about all the things that are covered by our Terms of Reference. There are different types of evidence. What a witness tells us at a session or interview can be written down in a statement. Their statement is then...

Case Study Findings - Christian Brothers No 4

By "legal representation" we mean a lawyer who acts for you on your instructions in relation to your role in the Inquiry. An application form is included with the protocol.