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The Provision of Education in Residential Settings for Disabled Children and Young People and Children with Additional Support Needs: Key Legislation and Policy Developments from 1974 to 2024.
Authors: MacIntyre, G., Stewart, A. & Kendrick, A.
Case Study no. 9: Volume 7
The provision of residential care in boarding schools for children at Fettes College, Edinburgh, between 1946 and 2021.
Evidential Hearings: 23 March 2021 to 17 December 2021.
Lady Smith discusses her findings in our News section.
Day 571 Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
Evidence was heard from witnesses (Jane) RFJ, (Mary) RFK and (Raymond) PGK.
(Mary) RFK Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Mary) RFK to the Inquiry. The evidence was heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 15 January 2026.
(Jane) RFJ Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Jane) RFJ to the Inquiry. The evidence was heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 15 January 2026.
(Raymond) PGK Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Raymond) PGK to the Inquiry. The evidence was heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 15 January 2026.
Day 570 Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
Evidence was heard from witness Mark Daly, and the read in evidence of witnesses (Zach) PYW, (Sandra) FGJ, Alexander Shannon, and (John) PKK.
(Zach) PYW Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Zach) PYW to the Inquiry. The evidence was read in at an Inquiry Hearing on both 13 January 2026 and 14 January 2026.
(Sandra) FGJ Witness Statement
This document is the witness statement provided by anonymous witness (Sandra) FGJ to the Inquiry. This evidence was heard at an Inquiry Hearing on 17 June 2022, and read in at an Inquiry Hearing on 14 January 2026.