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Documents relating to the disappearance of a schoolgirl nearly 50 years ago could soon be released under Freedom of Information rules.Documents relating to the disappearance of a schoolgirl nearly 50 years ago could soon be released under Freedom of Information rules.
The Scottish Information Commissioner has received a request to release the file relating to the unsolved case of 11-year-old Moira Anderson.The Scottish Information Commissioner has received a request to release the file relating to the unsolved case of 11-year-old Moira Anderson.
The youngster went missing from her home in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, in February 1957. The youngster went missing in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, in 1957.
Her body has never been found but many believe she was abducted and murdered. Sandra Brown, who believes her father murdered Moira, has called for disclosure of the information.
Moira's body has never been found but many believe she was abducted and murdered.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Information Commissioner Kevin Dunion said a decision on whether the documents should be released would be made shortly.A spokeswoman for the Scottish Information Commissioner Kevin Dunion said a decision on whether the documents should be released would be made shortly.
She could not confirm reports that the papers included a detailed description of the girl's death.She could not confirm reports that the papers included a detailed description of the girl's death.
Deathbed confessionDeathbed confession
Moira was never seen again after going out on a shopping errand during severe winter weather. Moira was never seen again after going out on a shopping errand from her home during severe winter weather.
The Times newspaper reported that a document being considered described how the schoolgirl was sedated and sexually abused, before being dumped. The Times newspaper reported that the documents being considered by the commissioner, described how the schoolgirl was sedated and sexually abused before being dumped.
It also reported that the document named members of an alleged paedophile ring, including senior police officers and members of the Crown Office and former Scottish Office. It also reported that the documents named members of an alleged paedophile ring, including senior police officers and members of the Crown Office and former Scottish Office.
The document was written by James Gallogley, a former friend of Alex Gartshore - the paedophile who was named by his daughter Sandra Brown as Moira's killer. The documents are believed to be a confession by James Gallogley, a former friend of Alex Gartshore - the paedophile who was named by his daughter Mrs Brown as Moira's killer.
Strathclyde Police submitted a report to the procurator fiscal in 2004 after Gallogley made a deathbed confession in which he claimed Gartshore had killed the youngster before dumping her body in a spot called Tarry Burn. Strathclyde Police submitted a report to the procurator fiscal in 2004 after Gallogley made the deathbed confession from his prison cell.
He claimed Gartshore had killed the youngster before dumping her body in a spot called Tarry Burn.
Sandra Brown said her father had left victims in his wakeSandra Brown said her father had left victims in his wake
Mr Dunion will have to decide whether to uphold a ruling by Strathclyde Police last year not to release the confession on the grounds that doing so might prejudice any future prosecution.Mr Dunion will have to decide whether to uphold a ruling by Strathclyde Police last year not to release the confession on the grounds that doing so might prejudice any future prosecution.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Information Commissioner said: "We cannot confirm precisely when this decision will be issued but I can confirm the decision is in the closing stages."A spokeswoman for the Scottish Information Commissioner said: "We cannot confirm precisely when this decision will be issued but I can confirm the decision is in the closing stages."
Mrs Brown, from Edinburgh, claimed in her book Where There Is Evil that her father was responsible for the murder. Mrs Brown, who grew up a few streets away from Moira, claimed in her book Where There Is Evil that her father was responsible for the murder.
She told the BBC: "My father is someone who's left a raft of victims in his wake.She told the BBC: "My father is someone who's left a raft of victims in his wake.
"I believe he was part of something a lot bigger."I believe he was part of something a lot bigger.
"There was protection for him and, knowing what we know about places like Belgium, we know that protection often comes from high up.""There was protection for him and, knowing what we know about places like Belgium, we know that protection often comes from high up."
Mrs Brown has also set up the Moira Anderson Foundation, which works to help families cope with incidents of sexual abuse.Mrs Brown has also set up the Moira Anderson Foundation, which works to help families cope with incidents of sexual abuse.
She received an OBE in the Queen's birthday honours this year, for services to child protection in Scotland.She received an OBE in the Queen's birthday honours this year, for services to child protection in Scotland.