A national reparations fund for victims of historic child abuse, and changes to the time bar which prevents people bringing legal cases, are among the issues aired at summit meeting held in Glasgow.
The initiative, dubbed an InterAction, was hosted by the Scottish Human Rights Commission and experts in the care of looked-after children at the University of Strathclyde. It aimed to bring a rights perspective to the thorny problem of how to deliver justice for victims and survivors of historic abuse.
The meeting was chaired by Professor Dr Monica McWilliams, one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. It brought together adults who had been abused in care as children; Scottish Government Minister Michael Matheson, and officials and representatives of local authorities and institutions which provide residential child care, as well as foster care organisations and a number of religious orders.
The meeting agreed to further negotiations on some of the key issues, and a further session is planned later in the year.
Professor Dr McWilliams said: "The areas agreed for further negotiation represent a useful step towards achieving justice in this challenging area."
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