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About the Inquiry
In this section you can find information about the Inquiry team and read the Inquiry's Terms of Reference. To find out more about the Inquiry team, go to this page The Inquiry's Terms of Reference, which describe the matters the Inquiry is tasked to consi...
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Who we are
You can read more about the Inquiry Chair here The Chair is supported by the Secretariat, a Legal Team and Counsel to the Inquiry. You can read more about the Inquiry team here
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The Inquiry Chair
1369 Chair - The Rt Hon Lady Smith Lady Smith was appointed a Judge of the Supreme courts in 2001 and was appointed to the Inner House in November 2012. She is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh (LL.B. Hons). Lady Smith was admitted to the Facult...
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The Inquiry Team
The Chair is supported by a Secretariat, a Legal Team and Counsel to the Inquiry. The Secretariat The Secretariat is the administrative team which supports the Inquiry Chair and assists them to conduct the work of the Inquiry. The team is responsible for ...
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What we do
Our task has been set by the Scottish Ministers and written down in what are called our “Terms of Reference”. Only the Scottish Ministers can change the Terms of Reference. The Chair does not have the power to do so. In summary, we are looking at the abus...
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Terms of Reference
The overall aim and purpose of this Inquiry is to raise public awareness of the abuse of children in care, particularly during the period covered by the Inquiry. It will provide an opportunity for public acknowledgement of the suffering of those children...
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How we work
We are committed to working in as open and transparent a manner as possible. That does not mean that we will provide a running commentary on our work; that is not how Inquiries work and would not be in the interests of those involved. One of our key aims ...
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What we can do
The Chair of the Inquiry has a wide range of powers that she can use to help the Inquiry get its work done as efficiently and effectively as possible. A key feature of the Chair’s power is the protocols which apply to how the Inquiry works. We will publis...
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Costs
up to 31 December 2015 £609,776 £609,776 1 January to 31 March 2016 £504,041 £1,113,817 1 April to 30 June 2016 £687,044 £1,800,861 1 July to 30 September 2016 £717,189 £2,518,050 1 October to 31 December 2016 £1,017,000 £3,535,050 1 Januar...
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Core Participants
To be a “core participant” you have to have a significant role in the things being investigated by the Inquiry. A core participant could be a person, a group, or an organisation. The significant role could be about all or only some of the things the Inqui...
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