Redress Scheme payment application statistics: FOI release

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


Information requested

During the period December 2021 – January 2024:

1. How many Redress payment applications have been received by Redress Scotland and, of these, how many applications were made without an appointed legal representative? (i.e how many applications were made by individuals without the aid of a lawyer?)

2. How many Redress payment applications made by a legal representative resulted in a level 5 payment (£100,000)? (i.e how many Redress applications made by a lawyer, on behalf of an applicant, resulted in the individual receiving £100,000?)

Response

The answers to your questions are:

1. Applications for the Redress Scheme are received by the Scottish Government and passed to Redress Scotland for determination. Applications are received by the Scottish Government with varying levels of completeness. As of 31st December 2023, there have been 3284 applications received by the Scottish Government. The table below details the information you have requested on legal representation.

Application category

Number (as at 31/12/23)

Applications received with a legal rep

833

Applications received with no legal rep

1570

Applications received where this data is not available

881

Total applications

3284

We do not have this data for some applications (881) as this field has not yet been completed on our digital system.

2. As of 31st December 2023, 125 level five payments have been awarded to applicants who had a legally appointed representative. The table below summarises the data we hold.

Level five award applications

Number (as at 31/12/23)

Level five awards with legal rep

125

Level five awards with no legal rep

214

Total level five awards

9

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Contact

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

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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