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

Published
2024-11-05
Received
2024-10-10
Responded
2024-10-30
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

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.

About FOI

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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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