28Nov
Update on Redress Scheme
The Scottish Government has published a progress update on Scotland’s redress scheme for those who were abused in care.
Scotland’s Redress Scheme has been running for nearly three years. Official statistics for the scheme show that during the first two and a half years of the scheme (December 2021 until 6 June 2024):
- 3,905 applications were received
- more than 1,450 applicants have accepted a payment offer and redress payments of more than £75 million have been made
- the most common application types during the first two and a half years were individually assessed payment applications (65%) followed by fixed rate payment applications (26%) and next of kin applications (7%)
- a total of 110 apologies were requested during the first two and a half years of the scheme, 69 of these (63%) had been delivered by June 2024 - other apologies are in progress or have been paused by survivors
There are currently 22 scheme contributors with contributions totalling over £122 million.
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