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Scotland’s Redress Scheme is for survivors of historical child abuse in care in Scotland.

The scheme covers:

To apply for this scheme, you must have been abused:

Scotland's Redress Scheme only covers certain care settings. These are known as "relevant care settings" and include:

children’s homes
“List D” or approved schools
penal institutions, including young offenders’ institutions and borstals
residential care facilities (including hospitals) which provided long-term residential accommodation
school hostels and some other accommodation provided for a child to go to school
secure accommodation
boarded out
foster care

There might be other settings that are relevant, depending on your circumstances.

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