Historic abuse scheme accused of letting survivors down

One applicant says she's had long delays - and lawyers say more victims are turning to legal action instead

Gordon Chree

It was set up to offer compensation and counselling to survivors of historic abuse, but tonight Scotland’s redress scheme faces accusations of letting them down.

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