Hundreds of bereaved families will today learn the findings of an inquiry into what was done with the remains of their dead babies.
Practises at the council-run Mortonhall Crematorium in Edinburgh have been investigated after it emerged that parents of still and newborn babies were lied to.
For decades families were told that no ashes existed following their child's cremation when, in fact, they did.
The deception only emerged after bereaved families compared their experiences and realised the inconsistencies in what they had been told.
When the scandal erupted in December 2012, Edinburgh Council informed families that their infants' ashes had actually been buried in a garden of remembrance at the crematorium.
Amid public outrage, the council launched an independent inquiry, conducted by Scotland's former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angiolini.
It has focused on the practices of the Mortonhall facility, but also looked at the methods of other crematoriums around the UK.
Her findings will be revealed today when the council releases the report. Copies will be sent by courier to families involved before the publication goes online.
Dorothy Maitland, Operations Manager of the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS), is among parents who were lied to.
Following the death of her daughter Kaelen she was told there were no ashes to hand over.
It was 26 years later that she was told that Kaelen's ashes had been scattered at Mortonhall without her knowledge.
Prior to learning the report's finding, she told Sky News: "You're grieving for your baby.
"You're grieving for the fact you've let her down, because especially as a mother you should make things right for your children."
Gary McDougall's son Fraser died at birth and was cremated at Mortonhall.
Since discovering that ashes existed 18 months ago he has been given three different versions about what was done with them.
Mr McDougall told Sky News: "They gave us a piece of paper saying they'd been interred.
"We were then told that the ashes were scattered, and then we were told they were laid in the rose garden. Who do you believe?
"Three different versions of what they've done. Again, more lies."
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