Aberdeen social work chief says foster care child abuse failures 'not acceptable'

Aberdeen social work chief says foster care child abuse failures ‘not acceptable’ – and lessons still to be learned

The top social worker in Aberdeen says officials “missed opportunities” to prevent historic abuse of children in foster care.

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