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 […]

Kirsty Darwent – Chair of Redress Scotland As the Chair of Redress Scotland, I am delighted to present our Annual Report and Accounts for 2023-24. Redress Scotland deeply understands the responsibility entrusted to us by survivors daily having been established with survivors at its heart, and we are committed to ensuring we serve them effectively. […]

Redress Scotland last week held its 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) which brought together Redress Scotland staff, panel members, the leadership team, non-executive directors and representatives from Scottish Government to discuss the organisation’s third year in operation. Attendees were welcomed by Redress Scotland Chair Kirsty Darwent before a video message from Deputy First Minister and […]

What happens once I have completed my application?   After you have agreed your application is complete, it is sent to Redress Scotland by your Scottish Government caseworker. Your application will be shared with panel members who will read it carefully before the panel day.  Some applications are given a ‘priority’ because of the health or […]

Priority for applications: Update from Kirsty Darwent, Chair of Redress Scotland, April 2024 As the Chair of Redress Scotland, my responsibilities include making decisions about priorities for applications and setting targets for making decisions. I have recently completed some work on these areas with support from the senior management team and the Oversight Board. This […]

We recognise how important it is for us to engage with you and listen to experiences of applying to Scotland’s Redress Scheme. We want to be open and transparent about how your feedback helps to improve the work that we deliver across Redress Scotland. During 2023/24 we undertook our first engagement sessions with survivors, organisations […]