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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Neil Pooran

Grooming gangs hearings in Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry to begin next year

Lady Smith’s inquiry has been running since 2015 (Nick Mailer/SCAI) - (PA Media)

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry will examine grooming gangs and the failures of institutions to protect children in care when a new phase begins.

Lady Smith’s inquiry, which began in 2015, will focus on the exploitation of children who were in care at the time of the abuse.

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