Analysis: The Scottish redress Bill's waiver conundrum
Scotland's redress Bill was passed by the Scottish parliament in March and sets out a fresh way for residential care abuse survivors to access compensation. But attempts to involve insurers and encourage organisations to contribute have left it with a problematic waiver requirement, according to some stakeholders.
The Scottish Redress For Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill was introduced as a scheme through which survivors of non-recent child abuse in residential care up to December 2004
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