Details of Costs
You will not have to pay for any support you receive.
Eligibility Criteria
To be able to register, any abuse or neglect you experienced must have taken place when you were under 18, in Scotland, within a care setting. This includes:
Living in residential or foster care
Boarding school (either state, private or independent)
Having a long term stay in hospital
Or spending time in a Young Offenders’ Institution
As long as you are over 18 now, and the abuse or neglect took place before you were 18, you can register.
It doesn’t matter if:
the abuse or neglect has been reported to the authorities (such as the police)
there are current or past criminal or civil proceedings taking place
you have previously accessed other services
you are currently receiving benefits
if you don’t live in Scotland.