Date received: 12 August 2022
Date responded: 25 August 2022
Information Requested:
Can you give us a month by month breakdown of success full payments given to survivors the amounts paid and the unsuccessful ones.
Redress Scotland’s Response:
Redress Scotland are an independent body responsible for making decisions on applications for redress. We then tell the Scottish Government the outcome of the decisions and they are responsible for making financial redress payments. As such, Redress Scotland does not hold information on payments that have been made. You may be able to request this information from Scottish Government. Freedom of Information Scottish Government
However, I can advise that, Redress Scotland have to date determined 150 outcomes, out of 221 applications received. Redress Scotland does not measure success in terms of financial payment, instead we measure the number of outcomes determined. Information on decisions made by Redress Scotland will be publically available in the future, through the publication scheme. This information will be published annually on Redress Scotland website. Redress Scotland will publish our first annual report for the 2022-23 financial year. This will be published by September 2023. Helpful documents – Redress Scotland (Publication Scheme – guide to useful information.
Under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act Scotland 2002, where public authorities receive requests for information that they do not hold, they must issue notice advising that they do not hold the requested information.