[steeljack]

This 'apology' is just another typical trick used by Politicians and Civil servants to protect their own....the story has been around for the last twenty odd years but no one "in power " wanted to touch it ........if it had been looked into then , maybe some of those responsible for shipping the children overseas would have still been around to answer a question or two , now forty odd years later its probably to late to ask questions and the 'establishment' is safe and sound.
It would be intersting to know how many of those responsible have been awarded OBEs, MBEs etc. for srvices to children .
Just another reason of why the 50 year rule about keeping Govt. secrets should be scrapped .