A long-awaited independent review into sexual abuse in Scottish football has called on clubs and organisations involved to “make a clear, unreserved, and public acknowledgment and apology” to all those directly affected. The review, commissioned by the Scottish Football Association in 2016, has been released after a delay of almost three years, an interim report having been produced in 2018. Led by Martin Henry, it focused largely on abuse of children within football in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. Some 33 individuals provided personal accounts including allegations of sexual abuse in Scottish football. The review says that “most of those who provided personal accounts which included allegations of sexual abuse in Scottish football did not confide in or report it to anyone else at the time”.

Source: The Guardian February 11, 2021 12:20 UTC