Commenting on the Scottish Government’s announcement that it will introduce a Limitation (Childhood Abuse) Bill to address the time limit on child abuse survivors bringing forward civil legal actions, Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said:

 “Securing access to justice is an important human rights issue for survivors of historic child abuse. The Commission therefore welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to remove one of the barriers to justice that survivors face. This approach recognises that current time limitations on civil actions are not appropriate in cases of child abuse.”