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

51 Payments to children

(1) This section applies where a panel appointed under section 35 to determine an application for a redress payment or, as the case may be, a review panel appointed under section 55 to conduct a review makes an offer of a redress payment to an applicant who is under the age of 18 years.

(2) The panel may give such directions relating to the payment and management of the redress payment for the benefit of the applicant as it considers appropriate.

(3) A direction under subsection (2) may, in particular, provide that the redress payment—

(a) is to be paid in instalments,

(b) is not to be paid until the applicant reaches the age of 18.

(4) Where a direction under subsection (2) postpones the payment of the whole or part of the redress payment—

(a) Redress Scotland may at any time, at the request of or otherwise with the consent of the applicant, instruct the Scottish Ministers to make earlier payment to the applicant of the whole or part of the redress payment or, as the case may be, any remaining balance of it,

(b) on the applicant reaching the age of 18, the Scottish Ministers must pay the redress payment or, as the case may be, the balance of it (if any) to the applicant in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 50(3).