Publication - FOI/EIR release

Legal costs of survivors applying to Scotland's Redress Scheme: FOI release

Published: 5 November 2024
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202400435899
Date received: 10 October 2024
Date responded: 30 October 2024

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

The amount spent by the Scottish Government to cover the legal costs of survivors applying to Scotland's Redress Scheme.

Response

The answer to your question is since the Scheme began operating until the date of your request the Scottish Government have made 544 legal payments with a total value of £1,186,015.22.

During this period, the Scottish Government received around 4,400 applications.

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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