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17 July 2016

Infighting leaves child abuse probe in mire as survivors lose confidence

SURVIVORS of childhood abuse say they have lost confidence in the Scottish Government’s child abuse inquiry and have called for claims of Government interference to investigated.
The call comes after Monday’s resignation of Susan O’Brien, the chairwoman of the panel, who stepped down just a week after Professor Michael Lamb, another of the three panel members, resigned, claiming government interference was making the job untenable.

http://www.thenational.scot/news/infighting-leaves-child-abuse-probe-in-mire-as-survivors-lose-confidence.19654