Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 15)

Valid from 28/06/2021

PART 4 S Financial redress: redress payments

CHAPTER 1 S Determination of applications for redress payments

Valid from 07/12/2021

Determination of applications S

34 Prioritisation of applications S

(1) The chairing member of Redress Scotland must decide the order of priority in which applications for a redress payment are to be determined.

(2) In making a decision under subsection (1), the chairing member must, in particular, have regard to—

(a) the age of the persons by whom applications are made, and

(b) to the extent that it is disclosed to Redress Scotland (in the application or otherwise), the health of those persons.