http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/414/body/madeThe Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Form and Content of Waiver etc.) Regulations 2021enKing's Printer for Scotland2021-11-12REDRESS SCHEME These Regulations make provision in connection with the redress scheme established by the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (“the Act”). The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Form and Content of Waiver etc.) Regulations 2021 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Form and Content of Waiver etc.) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 1 December 2021. 2 In these Regulations “the Act” means the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021. 2 The waiver signed and returned by an applicant under section 46 of the Act in order to accept an offer of a redress payment must be in the form and have the contents provided for in the schedule of these Regulations. 3 The Scottish Ministers must provide information, or set out details of where to find such information, to a person to whom an offer of a redress payment is being made under section 36 (determination of applications) or, as the case may be, section 57 (outcome of a review) of the Act, about— a the relevant scheme contributors the waiver is to apply to, b the options a person has in relation to accepting an offer of a redress payment, including the timescales for so doing, and the effect of signing and returning a waiver, c the importance of obtaining independent legal advice before accepting an offer of a redress payment and signing and returning a waiver, d the availability, under the redress scheme, of payment of fees for legal work in relation to the provision of advice as mentioned in paragraph (c). JOHN SWINNEY A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

11th November 2021