Child migration from Scotland was a "shameful chapter" in the UK's history which saw children physically, sexually and emotionally abused, an inquiry has found.Children endured the "demolition of their pre-existing selves" when they arrived at their destinations and many were exploited, with some being used as slave labour, Lady Smith, chairwoman of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) said.

Child migration from Scotland was a "shameful chapter" in the UK's history which saw children physically, sexually and emotionally abused, an inquiry has found.Children endured the "demolition of their pre-existing selves" when they arrived at their destinations and many were exploited, with some being used as slave labour, Lady Smith, chairwoman of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) said.