Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse In Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 - waiver, contributions and other routes to redress: statutory guidance – updated June 2024

Accepting an offer and signing the waiver

7. Section 46 of the Act (Waiver) requires that an applicant who wishes to accept a redress payment offer which has been made to them must sign and return a waiver agreeing to:

a) abandon (not continue) any existing relevant civil proceedings, and

b) waive any right to raise any new relevant civil proceedings.

8. Again, it should be noted that relevant civil proceedings are civil proceedings against the Scottish Government or any relevant scheme contributor in which the applicant seeks compensation or any other remedy in relation to the abuse in respect of which the redress payment is or could be offered.