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<p>Civil enforcement is a devolved matter and the powers of Scottish Courts in this
respect are therefore a matter for the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p><p>However,
the Government is clear that where an employment tribunal has made an award then it
should be paid promptly. That is why BEIS introduced the UK-wide unpaid award penalty
scheme, in addition to other existing enforcement action, to improve award payment
rates. Since introduction in April 2016, the unpaid award penalty scheme has levied
penalties of £485,646 and secured payment of £829,343 of previously unpaid employment
tribunal awards as of January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also committed to
further reforms to enforcement, including unpaid awards, following the Matthew Taylor
Review of Modern Working Practices and will update on progress on those reforms in
due course.</p>
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