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Update on timeframes at Redress Scotland
What happens with my application when it goes to Redress Scotland? Once your application has been passed to Redress Scotland, it is allocated to the first available day that the panel meets, called a ‘panel sitting day’. Some applications are defined as being ‘priority’ because of the health or age of the survivor making the […]

Johnny Gwynne resigns as chair
The chair of Redress Scotland, Johnny Gwynne, has today announced he will step down from his position for personal reasons. Johnny became chair of Redress Scotland in June 2021 following a varied career in law enforcement where his last role was as Deputy Chief Constable in Police Scotland. He was also a director of the […]

Redress Scotland Voices – Meet our CEO, Joanna McCreadie
Meet our CEO Joanna McCreadie is the chief executive of Redress Scotland. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her career as a social worker and a strategic leader, as well as compassion, respect, and a commitment to working in a trauma-informed way with survivors and their loved ones. We sat down with […]

Redress Scotland Voices – Sandra Campbell
In this instalment of the Redress Scotland Panel Member Voices series, Sandra Campbell speaks about her hope for applicants. Sandra has spent more than forty years working closely with children, young people, and families in Scotland and England – both as a social worker and a senior manager. When she isn’t sitting on a panel […]

Your application to Scotland’s Redress Scheme
If you’re considering applying for redress, this guide helps simplify the process. There are two organisations involved in Scotland’s Redress Scheme – Redress Scotland and the Scottish Government. You can view the process here – Your application to Scotland’s Redress Scheme Applications are made to the Scottish Government. After you submit the application, a case […]

Redress Scotland Voices – Eileen Skinner
In this instalment of the Redress Scotland Panel Member Voices series, we speak to Eileen Skinner about her experience of joining the Redress Scotland panel, her motivations for doing so, and the qualities she brings to the role. Eileen currently lives in Glasgow. She previously worked as a solicitor (for nearly 30 years), mainly in […]