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Apology to institutional abuse survivors 'failed miserably' - Derry campaigner

A leading campaigner has rejected an apology offered to the survivors of institutional abuse. Derry man Jon McCourt, from Survivors North West, said the apology offered by Stormont's politicians was 'touching,' but the remose offered by Church ...

14 Mar 2022 at 15:33

Northern Ireland

Kincora abuse victim vows to pursue civil action

A former resident at a notorious boys’ home has vowed to pursue his civil action over claims he was trafficked for sexual abuse. Richard Kerr, who spent time as a child at Kincora Boys’ Home in east Belfast, is seeking damages from the ...

14 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Child abuse inquiry calls for witnesses ahead of hospital residential care phase

The child abuse inquiry has called on people with experience of under-18s residential care in Scottish hospitals to “get in touch” ahead of the next phase of the investigation. The ninth phase of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, ...

29 Aug 2024 at 14:54

Scotland

Swinney says Government unable to intervene in who chairs child abuse inquiry

The Government has “no locus” to intervene in who chairs the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, John Swinney has said after a group of survivors called for Lady Smith to step down. In a letter to the First Minister, 28 former pupils ...

27 Nov 2024 at 13:08

Northern Ireland

Institution becomes first to make payment to redress scheme for abuse victims

A religious institution has made the first financial contribution towards the cost of a redress scheme for victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland. First Minister Michelle O’Neill confirmed to the ...

29 Apr 2024 at 14:54

Psychiatrist thought he could ‘cure’ alleged abuser, inquiry hears

An accused former teacher was supported in a bid to adopt a child by a psychiatrist who believed he could “cure him” – and intervened to stop him being sacked from Fettes College over abuse allegations, an inquiry has ...

23 Aug 2023 at 10:47

Evidence on abuse in young offender institutions ‘harrowing’, inquiry told

Hearing evidence of the historical abuse of children and young people while in the care of the Scottish Prison Service has been “harrowing and distressing”, its boss has told an inquiry. Appearing before the Scottish ...

15 Dec 2023 at 12:48

Ninth phase of Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry to open next spring

The ninth phase of hearings in the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) is set to open in the spring with an investigation of residential care for children and young people with long-term health needs. The inquiry, ...

18 Dec 2024 at 15:49

Teacher acquitted of child abuse claims allegations ‘motivated by compensation’

A teacher who was acquitted of abusing children claimed he believed many allegations were made due to people hoping for compensation, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry is investigating abuse ...

15 Jul 2025 at 13:06

Boarding school pupils ‘exposed to paedophiles’ amid ‘cover-up’, inquiry finds

Children at a boarding school “were exposed to and abused by paedophiles” amid a “cover-up” by senior leadership, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has found. Findings on the Keil School in Dumbarton, West ...

20 Aug 2025 at 15:33

Man, 92, sexually abused boys at children’s home five decades ago, court finds

A 92-year-old sexually abused two young boys five decades ago while working at a children’s home, a court has ruled, more than 20 years after a previous abuse conviction. John Porteous was deemed unfit ...

10 Sept 2025 at 21:33

Next phase of child abuse inquiry to begin public hearings in December

The next phase of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry will begin public hearings about residential care for children in establishments run by local authorities in December, it has been announced. Phase ...

15 Sept 2025 at 12:59

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