Explanatory Notes

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

2021 asp 15

23 April 2021

Detailed Provisions

Part 4: Financial redress: redress payments

Chapter 1: Determination of applications for redress payments.

Payment levels

Section 41: Power to adjust redress payment amounts for inflation

116. This section provides that the Scottish Ministers may modify sections 38 and 39 where it is considered appropriate due to material changes in the value of money. However, the figures may only be adjusted upwards. This power may be exercised by regulations subject to the negative procedure. For details of the negative procedure, see section 28 of ILRA.