Information Requested:
1. The most recent and comprehensive guidance on the Redress Scotland Scheme, including but not limited to, all statutory guidance, procedural documents, eligibility criteria, and evidential requirements.
2. Any up dates or amendments to the guidance and policies since the initial publication.
Redress Scotland’s Response:
We consider that that this information falls within the scope of the exemption in Section 25(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 which provides that a Scottish public authority may refuse to make information available where it is otherwise accessible. The information you have requested is already available on Government websites.
This information, including updates and amendments, is currently accessible following the links below:
The legislation underpinning the scheme: Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (legislation.gov.uk)
All statutory guidance: Scotland’s Redress Scheme – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Eligibility criteria: Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – eligibility – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Evidential requirements: Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021: statutory guidance – evidential requirements and determinations by Redress Scotland – Updated August 2024 – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
These links are the most recent guidance and legislation for Redress Scotland.
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