The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Payment of Legal Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2021

Reviews of assessments of fee payment requests

7.—(1) This regulation applies where a solicitor requests a review by Redress Scotland of an assessment of a fee payment request in accordance with section 95(4) of the Act.

(2) A request to Redress Scotland to review its assessment of a fee payment request must—

(a) be made by completing and submitting to the Scottish Ministers a form to be provided by Scottish Ministers for that purpose,

(b) be made before the end of the period of 8 weeks beginning with the date on which notice of the outcome of the fee payment request was received by the solicitor,

(c) specify why a review is being requested, and

(d) contain or be accompanied by any information the solicitor considers relevant to the review requested.

(3) The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a request for a review, provide the request and any information accompanying it, to Redress Scotland.

(4) A review may be conducted despite the request for it not being made within the period mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) if Redress Scotland is satisfied that the person had good reason for not requesting a review sooner.

(5) Where a request for a review is submitted in a case mentioned in section 95(4)(c)(ii) of the Act, payment of the additional sum, so far as not already made, is to be suspended pending the determination of the request for a review.