Redress Scotland panel member Andy Freeburn has been awarded the King’s Police Medal (KPM) for his significant contribution to policing. He joined Redress Scotland in April 2025, following his retirement after 32 years of distinguished service in policing. Andy served as an Assistant Chief Constable with Police Scotland, holding the national portfolio for organised crime, […]

Redress Scotland Chair Dr Kirsty Darwent has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in the King’s New Year Honors List 2026, in recognition of her service to the Scottish People, including her role as Chair on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Board for over 8 years, and Chair of the […]

Kirsty Darwent – Chair of Redress Scotland As the Chair of Redress Scotland, I am delighted to present our Annual Report and accounts for 2024-25 – our third since inception. At the heart of our work are survivors. Survivors continue to remain at the heart of our work and every decision we make, every improvement […]

Redress Scotland continues to receive more completed applications from the Scottish Government every month. This means that for a lot of completed applications it will take longer before these are allocated to a panel so they can make decisions. The timescales below are accurate at the time of publication. However, it is possible that timescales […]

Redress Scotland recently carried out an in-depth accessibility report. This review was undertaken between October 2024 and May 2025. Its purpose was to examine Redress Scotland’s information, communications, and engagement with survivors to assess accessibility for people who may have difficulty with reading and / or writing. This followed a recommendation in our 2023/23 Annual […]

Redress Scotland has recently developed a new leaflet which will be sent to survivors during their application process. The leaflet will give further information on what happens when an application reaches Redress Scotland from Scottish Government and will outline four key stages of the application process: – Redress Scotland receives your application – Your application […]