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Redress Scotland is the redress scheme for child abuse in Scotland following the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. Based in Glasgow, it is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. The organisation was created by the passing of the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 [1]. In 2025 ...
The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act was passed in 2021 [29] following the Scottish Child abuse enquiry. Survivors of abuse within Scotland’s care system were entitled to more than £150 million in compensation through the Redress Scotland scheme. The initiative provided financial redress to individuals ...
The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Form and Content of Waiver etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2023 No. 414) [413] The Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2023 No. 415) [ 414 ]
Non-ministerial offices are staffed by civil servants, but do not form part of the Scottish Government. They are accountable to, and funded by the Scottish Parliament, and publish their own annual reports and accounts. Each office is headed by a board or statutory officeholder(s) appointed by the Scottish Government. [2] [3] Consumer Scotland
An Act of Adjournal is a form of legislation made by the High Court of Justiciary (the supreme criminal court of Scotland) to regulate its proceedings, the proceedings of the sheriff courts and the Sheriff Appeal Court when they hear criminal matters, and the justice of the peace courts. Acts of Adjournal are analogous to Acts of Sederunt ...
The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, with responsibility for protecting children at risk. SCRA was formed under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994 and became fully operational on 1 April 1996, taking over responsibility for the existing system of ...
Redress, or The Redress Trust, is a human rights organisation based in London, England, that helps survivors of torture to obtain justice and reparation, in the form of compensation, rehabilitation, official acknowledgement of the wrong and formal apologies. In addition Redress seek accountability for those who have been tortured.
The form of regulation carried out by the Care Commission was largely laid down in the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act, 2001, and associated Statutory Instruments. The regulation was carried out by means of RICE, which is an acronym for Registration, Inspection, Complaints investigation, and Enforcement.