More than 100 legal cases against crematoria which were put on hold until former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angiolini published her investigation findings are to be pursued again in the wake of the harrowing report.
Thompsons Solicitors said up to 20 in Glasgow and a similar number in Aberdeen were in the process of being prepared and now the cases are expected to be formally brought to crematorium owners.
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The cases involve local authorities and private firms across Scotland and most claims are expected to end in a for of compensation scheme like Edinburgh’s where families were paid between £1,000 and £4,000 after Mortonhall involving around 250 families when families were told there were no remains of their loved ones to bury.
The new claims include cases connected to Daldowie in Glasgow and Hazelhead, Aberdeen.
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The latest report reveals baby ashes were "raked" into the remains of unrelated adults in Aberdeen over many years.
Dame Elish Angiolini looked at more than 200 infant cremation cases across the country following questions raised by the Mortonhall scandal where it emerged the crematorium had secretly buried or scattered the ashes of babies for decades without the knowledge of their families.
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Bereaved parents had been told there would be no ashes produced and other local authorities including Aberdeen City Council were subsequently implicated in similar practices.
Dame Elish, the former Lord Advocate, investigated concerns raised by families across the country and found "deeply shocking, unethical and abhorrent practices" at Hazelhead Crematorium.
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Lawyers representing parents across Scotland who had put compensation negotiations on hold until the publication of the Dame Elish report said such talks "will now start taking place again".
Patrick McGuire, a partner with Thompsons Solicitors, who represents families in Aberdeen and across Scotland, said: "What she (Dame Elish) has uncovered about the Hazelhead Crematorium in Aberdeen will fill any right thinking person with revulsion.
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“I find it difficult to believe that the horror of what was going on at Hazelhead was unknown to council officials."
Willie Reid, of the Mortonhall Ashes Action Committee, said he has written to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on the day the report has been published calling for a wider public inquiry into the country-wide scandal.
Mr Reid, whose daughter was cremated in Edinburgh crematorium after her death in 1988, said: "There has been one (report) from Lord Bonomy and two from Dame Elish Angiolini and nobody has appeared in a court."
Angela Scott, Aberdeen City Council chief executive, said she apologised "unreservedly".
"The loss of a baby is devastating for parents and their families and we are deeply sorry for the extra distress our past actions have caused."
Andrew Kerr, Edinburgh City Council chief executive, said in the Scottish capital "lessons have been learnt and a robust action plan produced which has now been implemented and practices changed".
A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: "The council previously adopted recommendations made in the Mortonhall Investigation Report of 2013.
“However, we will review our practices again to ensure the recommendations in Dame Elish’s national report are implemented in full.
“Any claims against the council will be considered in the appropriate manner as and when they are received. “
Public health minister Aileen Campbell said: "Some of the historic practices uncovered in this report are unacceptable and, frankly, appalling."
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