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Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill

Redress system for abuse in care - Process for applying for financial redress

19: Redress officer to assess whether serious violent or sexual offender should be eligible for financial redress

You could also call this:

"Can a serious offender get money from the redress scheme?"

Illustration for Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill

If you are a serious violent or sexual offender, you can apply for financial redress. A redress officer will look at your application to decide if you should get financial redress. The officer will only say yes if they think giving you money will not hurt the reputation of the redress scheme.

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Crime and justice > Victim supportMoney and consumer rights > Consumer protection
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"The redress agency must send some applications to a special officer."

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20: Redress officer to consider certain matters, or

"The redress officer looks at your case and considers important information before deciding if you get financial help."

Part 2Redress system for abuse in care
Process for applying for financial redress

19Redress officer to assess whether serious violent or sexual offender should be eligible for financial redress

  1. On receiving a referral from a redress agency of an application from a serious violent or sexual offender for financial redress, the redress officer must determine whether financial redress should be made available to that person.

  2. The redress officer may determine that financial redress should be made available to a serious violent or sexual offender only if satisfied that the payment of financial redress to that person would not bring the redress scheme into disrepute.