The abusesuffered by children and young people in Kerelaw over such a lengthy periodshould not have happened and the Government is determined to learn the lessonsfrom this dreadful situation.I have taken thefollowing actions to respond to the Glasgow review ofits management of Kerelaw School.A letter will beissued this week to all providers of residential care, local authorities andindependent bodies, reminding them of their obligations, both for theprotection of children in their care and for the provision of effectivemeasures to enable children to make complaints safely.Local authoritieswill also be reminded of their responsibilities as corporate parent to ensurethat the children who they place in these establishments are cared for andsupported effectively and that children feel safe to report any concerns.Similarly, in their role as commissioners of residential services, they will bereminded of their responsibility to satisfy themselves fully that theestablishments where they place children are safe.I will meet withGlasgow City Council to discuss its report in more detail.I will write toall regulatory bodies asking them to identify what further measures they needto put in place to ensure that the current inspection and regulatory regime canidentify and respond to concerns of abuse quickly.I will meet withresidential providers, the Association of Directorsof Social Work and others to identify what further improvements may...