iDraft Assessment Framework, Scottish Government, 2 November 2020, p.7
Stakeholders highlighted significant challenges for victims/survivors in providing evidence of their time in care.
The Law Society of Scotland suggests that 'there are often practical difficulties in coming up with even a basic level of evidence,' noting that 'if the bill’s premise is to make access to redress easier for vulnerable survivors, we should be thinking about the possibility of not insisting on proof of residence other than by way of an affidavit' and suggesting that 'in the scenario in which an applicant cannot come up with documentary evidence to prove residence, the statement that they are expected to produce could simply contain confirmation of the basic requirements,' and that to make the process more accessible, Redress Scotland could accept 'a sworn statement to justify the basic level of payment.'