Scotland’s Redress Scheme Statistics December 2021 - June 2023

This publication provides statistics on applications, outcomes and payments made, fees and costs, as well as apologies made in the first 18 months under Scotland’s Redress Scheme.


Fees and costs

A total of 138 legal fee applications were submitted in the first 18 months. The total spend on legal fees of applicants in the first 18 months of the scheme was £243,155.22. In the first 18 months of the scheme, March 2023 saw the highest total legal fees payment, with the lowest legal fees payment made in October 2022 (Chart 3).

Chart 3 Total legal fee payments by month [Note 1].

Total value of legal fee payments between May 2022 and May 2023 by month.

This line graph shows the total legal fee payment spend by month between May 2022 and May 2023. The graph shows that the highest total legal fees payments were made in March 2023 (£39,400) followed by April 2023 (£34,254.35), with the lowest legal fees payments in October 2022 (£2,000), followed by May 2022 (£4,000) and July 2022 (£4,000).[Note 1] Chart shows total value of legal fee payments for complete months. Figures for June 2023 have been excluded as these contain partial monthly data up to 6th June 2023.

A total of 237 expense applications were submitted to the Scottish Government in the first 18 months. The total spend on expense claims for applicants in the first 18 months of the scheme was £9,241.05. In the first 18 months of the scheme, February 2023 saw the highest expense payments, with the lowest total payments in June 2022 (Chart 4).

Chart 4 Total expense payments by month [Note 1].

Total expense payments between April 2022 and May 2023 by month.

This line graph shows the total expense payments by month between April 2022 and May 2023. The highest total expense payments were made in February 2023 (£4,264.40) followed by April 2023 (£1,128.64), with the lowest legal fees payments made in June 2022 (£25.50), followed by October 2022 (£90.20).

[Note 1] Chart shows total value of expense payments for complete months. Figures for June 2023 have been excluded as these contain partial monthly data up to 6th June 2023.

Contact

Email: childrens.statistics@gov.scot

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