SÙIL ALBA investigates matters of public interest across Scotland. We separate verified fact from allegation, publish our methodology, seek meaningful right of reply, and correct the record when evidence changes.
We will not publish a serious allegation simply because it is circulating online. These lines of inquiry remain subject to evidence review, legal risk assessment and right of reply.
A Scotland-wide investigation into homelessness accommodation, offender management and the safeguards surrounding children, teenagers and vulnerable residents.
Examining public reporting, multi-agency management, accommodation safeguards, enforcement data and the gap between public claims and the official record.
Testing protest footage, official standards, incident evidence and public claims against independently verifiable records.
Opinion is clearly labelled and kept distinct from factual reporting and active investigations.
Primary records are preferred. Material allegations require defensible corroboration, provenance and context.
Claims, inference, analysis and established fact are kept distinct. Social-media identification is not treated as proof.
People and institutions facing serious criticism are given a meaningful opportunity to respond before publication wherever practicable.
Material corrections are made visibly. Updates should not quietly erase the history of a significant factual change.
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