Detailed Provisions

Part 4: Financial redress: redress payments

Chapter 6: Provision of information and evidence
Section 87: Confidentiality of information

251.This section sets out the responsibility of Redress Scotland, the Scottish Ministers, their respective staff, and certain other parties to ensure confidentiality when handling information related to the redress scheme which is not otherwise in the public domain. Other than sharing of information and evidence that is done in accordance with section 82, persons listed in section 87 are prohibited from disclosing information given to them which relates to the scheme and has not been freely circulated to the public unless an exception applies.

252.Subsections (3), (4) and (5) describe the circumstances under which information can or must be shared. Specifically, sharing is permitted or, in some cases, required—

253.Subsection (6) defines the information subject to these provisions.