Date received: 6 March 2022
Date responded: 21 March 2022
Information Requested:
1 How Many Successful Claims Have Been Paid Since The Start Of The Scheme
2 What was the ages of the people claiming and male or female.
3 What was the amounts of the last 3 claims paid out any 3 at random is ok
4 If no claims for redress scotland has been paid out why not ?
5 What is the average wait for straight forward claims and average wait for complicated claims.
6 Will you be publishing more statistics in the future.
Redress Scotland’s Response:
1 How many successful claims have been paid since the start of the scheme? Redress Scotland are an independent body responsible for making decisions on applications for redress. We then tell the Scottish Government the outcome of the decisions and they are responsible for making financial redress payments. As such, Redress Scotland does not hold information on payments that have been made. You may be able to request this information from Scottish Government.
However, I can advise that, to date, Redress Scotland have to date determined 24 outcomes, out of 33 claims received. Redress Scotland does not measure success in terms of financial payment, instead we measure the number of outcomes determined.
Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act Scotland 2002, where public authorities receive requests for information that they do not hold, they must issue notice advising that they do not hold the requested information.
2. What was the ages of the people claiming and male or female? Section 38 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) exempts information from disclosure of the personal data of a third party. Therefore, although we hold information relating to the ages of the applicants, due to the low volumes of applications at this stage, it would be inappropriate for Redress Scotland to release a full breakdown of these details, as it relates to a third party’s personal information. However, I can advise that ages of applicants range between 32-80 years old.
Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act Scotland 2002, where public authorities receive requests for information that they do not hold, they must issue notice advising that they do not hold the requested information.
Gender or sex of applicants is not requested within our application process.
3 What was the amounts of the last 3 claims paid out any 3 at random is ok? Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act Scotland 2002, where public authorities receive requests for information that they do not hold, they must issue notice advising that they do not hold the requested information. Redress Scotland does not hold the information on payments being made, however you may be able to request this information from the Scottish Government.
Please note that Fixed Payment and Next of Kin applications have a fixed amount of £10,000. Individually Assessed Payment applications can result in a different amount being paid. This is referenced in Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (legislation.gov.uk) Section 39 (2). Information on decisions made by Redress Scotland will be publically available in the future, through the publication scheme. This information will be published annually on Redress Scotland website. Redress Scotland will publish our first annual report for the 2022-23 financial year. This will be published by September 2023.
4 No claims for Redress Scotland has been paid out, why not? Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act Scotland 2002, where public authorities receive requests for information that they do not hold, they must issue notice advising that they do not hold the requested information. Redress Scotland are responsible for making decisions on applications for financial redress. Those decisions are then passed to Scottish Government who are responsible for issuing payment. Redress Scotland does not hold the information on payments that have been made , however, you may be able to request this information from Scottish Government
Information on decisions made by Redress Scotland will be publically available in the future, through the publication scheme. This information will be published annually on Redress Scotland website. Redress Scotland will publish our first annual report for the 2022-23 financial year. This will be published by September 2023.
5 What is the average wait for straight forward claims and average wait for complicated claims. Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act Scotland 2002, where public authorities receive requests for information that they do not hold, they must issue notice advising that they do not hold the requested information. Redress Scotland does not hold the information on the full process from making an application to receiving a payment. Applications are passed to Redress Scotland once an applicant has agreed with their Scottish Government case worker that their application is complete. It is entirely for the person making an application to decide when they want to submit their application.
Our expectation is that we will generally take around six weeks from receiving a completed application to returning a decision to the Scottish Government. However, such timescales may be affected by the volume of completed applications and other circumstances, such as whether further information is needed about the application. We are carefully monitoring our timescales and will share information about these on our website and in our annual report.
6 Will you be publishing more statistics in the future? Yes. Please see Redress Scotland Publication Scheme document which is available on our website. This includes details of when we will publish other relevant documents relating to our annual accounts.
Redress Scotland will publish our first annual report for the 2022-23 financial year. This will be published by September 2023 and will include information on the applications received.
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