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(Jack) GEI Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness Jack (GEI) to the Inquiry. This evidence was published on the Inquiry website on 24 January 2023.
(John) GEG Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (John) GEG to the Inquiry. This evidence was published on the Inquiry website on 24 January 2023.
(Angus) GEU Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Angus) GEU to the Inquiry. This evidence was published on the Inquiry website on 24 January 2023.
GAM Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness GAM to the Inquiry. This evidence was published on the Inquiry website on 24 January 2023.
(Gregor) GFH Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Gregor) GFH to the Inquiry. This evidence was published on the Inquiry website on 24 January 2023.
Day 345 Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
Closing submissions for the Foster Care case study were heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 1 December 2022. Evidence was heard from Mr Batchelor for Scottish Borders Council, Ms Comiskey for Barnardo's and Ms Ross for Swiss Foster Care Scotland.
Day 344 Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
Closing submissions for the Foster Care case study were heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 30 November 2022. Evidence was heard from Ms Springham for The City of Edinburgh Council, Mr Watson for East Lothian Council, Mr Blair for Midlothian Council, Mr Cheyne for West Lothian Council, Mr Crosbie for Aberdeen City Council, Mr Blair for Perth and Kinross Council, Mr Crosbie for Angus Council, Mr Batchelor for Stirling Council, Ms Barber for Falkirk Council and Mr Cheyne for Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Day 343 Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
Closing submissions for the Foster Care case study were heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 29 November 2022. Evidence was heard from Ms Innes for the Inquiry, Ms McCall for INCAS, Mr Kennedy for Police Scotland, Ms O'Neill for Scottish Ministers, Ms Shand for COPFS, Mr Weir for SSSC, Mr Pugh for Glasgow City Council, Mr Batchelor for North Lanarkshire Council, Mr Blair for North Ayrshire Council, Mr Blair for South Ayrshire Council and Mr Watson for East Dunbartonshire Council.
Day 342 Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
Evidence was heard from witnesses Susanne Millar, Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership, and Gary Hoey, South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership.