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The voices of the victims have been central to inquiries and truth commissions that have examined abuse by interviewing or setting up hearings with care-leavers. However, the opportunities for care-leavers to tell their stories have also increased demand for access to case files. These files and other archival records have become an important source in balancing oral testimonies in the financial redress processes. Consequently, archival records about out-of-home care are now requested for multiple purposes that are sometimes underpinned by conflicting understandings of the concepts of truth and reliability.
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Sköld, J., Jensen, Å. (2015). Truth-Seeking in Oral Testimonies and Archives. In: Sköld, J., Swain, S. (eds) Apologies and the Legacy of Abuse of Children in ‘Care’. Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137457554_14
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