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

100Power of the Scottish Ministers to require production of reportS

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(1)This section applies where—

(a)the Scottish Ministers consider that a person has a duty under section 99(1) to prepare a redress report and send it to Ministers, and has failed to comply with that duty, or

(b)an application for a redress payment which results in an offer of a redress payment involves a person (other than an individual) who is not included in the contributor list on the date the panel appointed under section 35 or, as the case may be, a review panel appointed under section 55 determines that the applicant is eligible for the redress payment.

(2)The Scottish Ministers may give a direction (a “reporting direction”) requiring the person to prepare a redress report and send it to Ministers before the end of—

(a)the period of 3 months beginning with the date on which the direction was given, or

(b)such longer period as Ministers specify in the direction.

(3)A person to whom a reporting direction is given must comply with it.

(4)If the Scottish Ministers consider that a person to whom a reporting direction is given has failed to comply with it, they may publish the fact that the person has failed to do so.

(5)The Scottish Ministers may revise or revoke a reporting direction.

Commencement Information

I1S. 100 in force at 7.12.2021 by S.S.I. 2021/419, reg. 2