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Scottish authorities collaborated with a Nazi eugenicist to racially profile Gypsies and Travellers as part of a campaign of “cultural genocide” that continues to this day, according to a leaked report commissioned by the Scottish government.

Researchers at the University of St Andrews have delved into nearly 200 years of Scottish history to discover the extent of the forced resettlement programme known as the Tinker Experiment.

The report, by the Third Generation Project, a think tank based at the university, was commissioned by the Scottish government in 2023 but has yet to be officially published.

Dr Lynne Tammi-Connelly, 67, a descendent of Travellers whose children were forcibly transported to Canada in the early 20th century, has leaked a draft copy online amid concerns that the Scottish government is trying to redact some of its findings.

Writing on X, she claimed that government officials sought to remove research linking Professor Wolfgang Abel, a Nazi eugenicist, to leading figures in the British establishment and the Royal Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (RSSPCC), the charity now known as Children...