Question reference: S6O-03117
- Date lodged: 14 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its inquiries with Glasgow City Council regarding the circumstances in which children came to be placed at Fornethy House.
Answer
I instructed the appointment of an independent researcher to make enquiries in respect of Fornethy House in August last year. Those enquiries have now concluded and the findings of the research report were shared with Parliament yesterday.
I have also shared the report with the Fornethy Survivors Group and invited them to meet with me to discuss it further, having previously met with them along with the First Minister.
I will attend an evidence session with the Public Petitions Committee on 20 March to discuss this matter further.