We understand that you may well have not sought medical attention for your injuries, or have evidence of the same. We will put forward your case and detail the nature of the abuse you suffered, including any injuries. If you are claiming long term physical or mental injuries as a result of your abuse, we may need to obtain medical evidence to support the same.

The guidance we have presently is “No”. Whilst having as much evidence of your claim as possible, available would be advantageous, for those who do not wish to make a report to the police, this is currently not a requirement of the scheme. If you do wish to make a report, please report this to Avon and Somerset Constabulary, either online via their website, or by calling 101.

We understand that your time at Eastwood Park will have been many years ago, and therefore it may be difficult know the exact dates. With your consent, we will contact the Criminal Records Office and obtain your convictions history, which will evidence your detention at Eastwood Park.

Our injury specialists will make the claim on your behalf. The process is likely to be similar to other schemes which we have vast experience with. Please use our contact form below to get in touch with a member of our team. They will take some details of your time at Eastwood Park and will be able to tell you whether you are likely to be successful in claiming compensation.

Final figures are still under negotiation however we anticipate the awards to range between £3000 and £9,500.

As a firm, we operate on a No win, No fee basis. Meaning you only pay legal costs if you are awarded compensation.

We anticipate the Scheme will have provision for legal costs, therefore you will keep 100% of your compensation and we will not charge you anything. We will seek remuneration of our costs directly from the scheme.

Yes. The awards for the scheme are anticipated to reflect your time spent at Eastwood Park. We anticipate this to be in the following categories:

• Period up to three months
• Period over three months
• Long term physical or mental injuries because of abuse sustained at Eastwood Park

Negotiations are also taking place in relation to whether awards will be available for racial abuse.

Until the scheme is published, it is difficult to advise, however we anticipate that you will make one claim, to cover the entire period of time spent at Eastwood Park.

We believe the scheme requirements will include direct application of force and therefore the scheme is unlikely to compensate those who witnessed abuse of others, or were made to live in a harsh environment. If however you sustained direct physical aggression or abuse, including sexual abuse or touching, you should be eligible for compensation.