Is the Panorama programme about abuse at Scottish schools unique?

As I was thumbing through the TV Schedule last Thursday, to see if there was anything good on Freeview TV, instead of watching a film on catch up, I stumbled across the Panorama program about the appalling abuse committed at several schools by a man formally given the epithet “Edgar” by the Scottish Inquiry with
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The Post Office scandal v Child Abuse Group Actions – compare and contrast.

Having just spent some time listening on BBC Sounds to the excellent series of programmes on what has been called the biggest miscarriage of justice in British Legal History, namely the wrongful prosescution of hundreds of innocent postmasters with no previous convictions, and their struggle for justice, I was able to see many parallels with
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BBC Scotland – Celtic FC announce settlement for victims

In a similar way to England’s Football Clubs, Scotland has its own abuse problem at Celtic FC, which has recently been reported to have agreed to settle claims made against it. I was asked by BBC Scotland to provide my expert opinion on their News Channel on behalf of ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers).
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