To be a 'core participant', you must have a significant role in what is being investigated by the Inquiry. A core participant can be a person, a group, or an organisation. The significant role may concern all or only some of what the Inquiry is looking into.
A core participant is more involved in the process of an inquiry than a member of the public.
The Inquiry Chair decides who is a core participant.
There are detailed rules (called a protocol) on core participant status and an application form for anyone who wants to apply to be one. You can find a link to the protocol and application form at the foot of this page.
The following organisations or individuals have been designated as core participants so far:
- FBGA (Former Boys and Girls Abused at Quarriers Homes)
- INCAS (In Care Abuse Survivors)
- the Chief Constable of Police Scotland
- Quarriers
- the Scottish Ministers
- the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul
- the Church of Scotland Social Care Council ('CrossReach')
- the Care Inspectorate
- Barnardo's
- the Sisters of Nazareth
- the Lord Advocate
- the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland
- Aberlour
- the Marist Brothers
- the Congregation of Christian Brothers
- the English Benedictine Congregation
- Loretto School
- Gordonstoun
- Merchiston Castle School
- the Secretary of State for Defence, in respect of Queen Victoria School
- Fettes College
- Morrison’s Academy
- His Majesty’s Government
Last updated 24/01/2024