Restitution Fund: guidance
The power to make a restitution order came into force on 10 February 2021. These orders are a financial penalty available to courts to those convicted of assault on police, under section 90 of the Police and Fire Reform Act 2012. The funding received will provide support services for victims.
4. Application process
4.1 The opening of the Fund to applications will be advertised on the SG website and will be open for a period of 6 weeks with a link to the application form and associated guidance.
4.2 Applications to access the Fund must be made in writing, which can be through electronic means, to Scottish Government.
4.3 Each application will be assessed by the Scottish Government based on the information provided in the application form. Additional information may be requested to support your application. We may not be able to provide funding to all applicants or to provide the full amount of funding that an applicant has requested. In such circumstances, the allocation of funding will be determined by the consideration of factors such as, the amount of funding available, the number of applications which the Fund can support at any given time, the geographical areas over which the Fund provides support, and the type of support requested.
4.4 Incomplete applications may result in delays and possibly rejection of the application.
4.5 We aim to review and to provide final decisions on the outcome of the applications within 12 weeks after the closing date for applications. Feedback can be provided to applicants upon request.
4.6 Successful applicants will be issued with a grant which will include the terms and conditions of the support. Grant payments from the Fund can only be made to organisations who provide or secure the provision of support services for victims in Scotland. These support services can be any type of service or treatment which benefits the physical or mental health or wellbeing of the victim e.g. provision of medical treatment. Payments must also be used for a specified purpose, rather than a general contribution to a provider of services. Payments from the Fund cannot be made directly to victims.
4.7 The Scottish Government may request a successful applicant repays all or part of the money they have received, where they do not comply with a condition of the grant provided.
Contact
Email: brenda.kerr@gov.scot