 It described the successful appeal against the first judgement as "most unfortunate" and criticized all those involved, including the social workers, the police, and the Orkney Islands Council.Social workers' training, methods, and judgement were given special condemnation, and the report stated that the concept of "ritual abuse" was "not only unwarrantable at present but may affect the objectivity of practitioners and parents".Liz McLean, the social worker who led the interviews with the children, had also been involved in the 1990 Rochdale "Satanic Abuse" case.