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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Neil Pooran

Children in care were ‘stripped of their dignity’, inquiry told

The current phase of Lady Smith’s inquiry heard from 133 witnesses (Nick Mailer/PA) - (PA Media)

Vulnerable children in care were “stripped of their dignity” and lived in environments where violence was “endemic”, an inquiry has been told.

A group representing survivors of in-care abuse said children with long-term needs “had no opportunity to flourish and fulfil their potential” in several Scottish institutions.

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