Child abuse inquiry to begin foster care hearings in May

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry said that the foster care case study will run for several months.
Lady Smith is the chair of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (Nick Mailer/PA)
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Lucinda Cameron24 March 2022

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry will begin hearing evidence into the abuse of children in foster care in May.

During the first phase of the foster care case study, which will begin on May 3, the inquiry will hear evidence from relevant experts and regulatory bodies to provide context and scene setting.

Over the course of part two, which will start in late May, it will hear from people who experienced abuse in foster care as well as from a range of other witnesses.

The public hearings will also include evidence in relation to children who were boarded out.

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) said that foster care is a substantial case study and is expected to run for several months, finishing in the autumn.

Hearings will take place at the SCAI premises in Edinburgh, with some evidence taken from witnesses in person and some via video link.

The inquiry aims to raise public awareness of the abuse of children in care, is considering evidence up to December 17 2014, and which is within the living memory of any person who suffered abuse.

It is chaired by Lady Smith.

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