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Fury as charities fail to cough up a penny for Scots sex abuse survivors' fund

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Charities linked to historic sex abuse have failed to cough up a penny for a new survivors’ fund – despite bringing in nearly half a billion pounds every year.

A Sunday Mail probe can reveal the string of wealthy groups who have not contributed to the Scottish Government’s new £300million Redress Scotland scheme.

Just one in five non-public organisations probed by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) have so far offered funds.Deputy First Minister John Swinney said he would pursue “responsible” child abuse organisations “with vigour”.But concrete offers amount to just £13.8million.

The SCAI is investigating nine Catholic orders who ran 24 schools where abuse happened. Six of them – The Christian Brothers, De La Salle Brothers, Sisters of

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