Inquiry into children's homes

LONDON - A judicial inquiry into abuse in children's homes in north Wales was announced in the Commons yesterday by the Welsh…

LONDON - A judicial inquiry into abuse in children's homes in north Wales was announced in the Commons yesterday by the Welsh Secretary, Mr William Hague. He said the Health Secretary, Mr Stephen Dorrell, is to set up a review of safeguards against the abuse of children living away from home in England and Wales.

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