Hearings calendar
Inquiry Hearings - Phase 1 (A version of the timetable for downloading and printing is available at the foot of this page)
Lady Smith has granted a number of organisations or individuals leave to appear for all, or part of, phase 1 of the public hearings. The Chair has invited each of them to make an oral submission on the first day of public hearings (31 May 2017). The running order will be as listed below. Given the number of submissions to be heard, these may run into day two of hearings.
| Week 1: (31 May - 2 June 2017) | ||
| Opening Statements | ||
| In Care Abuse Survivors (INCAS) | ||
| Former Boys and Girls Abused in Quarriers Homes (FBGA) | ||
| Quarriers | ||
| Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul | ||
| Sisters of Nazareth | ||
| Good Shepherd Sisters | ||
| De La Salle Brothers | ||
| Christian Brothers | ||
| Benedictines | ||
| Marist Brothers | ||
| Bishops Conference of Scotland | ||
| Conference of Religious – Scotland | ||
| Church of Scotland Social Care Council (CrossReach) | ||
| Barnardo’s | ||
| Aberlour Child Care Trust | ||
| Scottish Ministers | ||
| Expert witnesses | ||
| The legislative and regulatory framework governing children in care in Scotland up to 1968 | ||
| The early development of care services in Scotland | ||
| Societal attitudes towards children | ||
| The nature and prevalence of child abuse in Scotland | ||
| Week 2: (6 - 9 June 2017) | ||
| Context | ||
| The State’s areas of responsibility for children in residential and foster care in Scotland | ||
| The relationship between the Bishops Conference and the Conference of Religious and religious orders and role in the provision of residential care | ||
| Week 3: (13 - 16 June 2017) | ||
| History and governance of religious institutions | ||
| Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul | ||
| Sisters of Nazareth | ||
| Good Shepherd Sisters | ||
| De La Salle Brothers | ||
| Week 4: (20 - 23 June 2017) | ||
| History and governance of religious institutions | ||
| Christian Brothers | ||
| Marist Brothers | ||
| Benedictines | ||
| Church of Scotland / CrossReach | ||
| Week 5: (27 to 30 June 2017) | ||
| History and governance of major care providers | ||
| Quarriers | ||
| Barnardo's | ||
| Aberlour Child Care Trust | ||
| Week 6: (4 - 6 July 2017) | ||
| Establishment and work of survivor groups | ||
| In Care Abuse Survivors (INCAS) | ||
| Former Boys and Girls Abused in Quarriers Homes (FBGA) | ||
| Campaigning for the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry | ||
| Week 7 - 11 to 12 July 2017 | ||
| Closing Submissions |