Who can apply

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

The scheme covers:

  • physical abuse
  • sexual abuse
  • emotional abuse
  • neglect

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

  • as a child (when you were 17 years old or younger)
  • before 1 December 2004
  • in a relevant care setting
  • in Scotland

What is a relevant care setting?

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.

See a full list of relevant settings

Find out more about how and why the Scottish Government has chosen this criteria for Scotland’s Redress Scheme

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