Question reference: S6W-10347
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 16 August 2022
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 31 August 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the length of time it has taken for applications to Redress Scotland to receive an outcome.
Answer
Since Scotland’s Redress Scheme was launched in December 2021, 1468 survivor applications and 88 next of kin applications have been received. All applications are reviewed within six weeks of receipt and this review identifies those requiring further information and those ready for verification prior to sending to Redress Scotland for determination.
189 redress applications have been passed to Redress Scotland for consideration and of those, 136 have had an initial determination made.
Each application varies in complexity, with survivors and applicants requiring differing levels of support to complete the application and a dependency on other organisations to complete the required verifications around care settings and any previous relevant payments made.
We recognise that, for some applicants, the process is taking longer than they expected. We continue to work with them, and partners, to look at ways to improve the scheme and remain committed to ensuring it continues to be swifter and less adversarial than taking court action.