On 4 November 2020, the Education and Skills Committee of the Scottish Parliament took evidence on the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill from CrossReach (a Church of Scotland charity), Quarriers (a social care charity), the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA, representing Scotland’s 32 local councils). The committee then heard from the Scottish Government Minister in charge of the Bill, John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and Deputy First Minister.       

Money was a recurring theme throughout the three hour session, both in terms of contributions sought by Scottish Government to the scheme and the proposed banding of redress payments.