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Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021

Section 58: Period for which offer valid following a review

164.Following review, if an offer of a redress payment is made it will be valid for a period of six months (or for such longer period as the review panel specifies). The applicant can choose to accept the offer in accordance with section 50(1), and it will be considered to have been rejected if there is no such acceptance within the period during which it is valid.

165.Subsections (4) and (5) make provision as regards the revival of the application in exceptional circumstances where the time period for acceptance has elapsed.

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