You're correct, some of the compensation handed out for PTSD and some others has been paltry. However, the CoS just paid out £1M to three people for the abuse they suffered.
This sordid affair has been hanging over that hell hole for decades and I'm sure we're only aware of some of the people involved and also, some of the incidents that took place. This was a full blown paedo ring in operation. It was covered up (see who's name/names comes out of the shadows in facilitating just that - it has to be people of power) and they're now trying to cover up the cover up. They're simply digging a bigger hole for them and I hope they all get buried in it.
They've escaped situations before, NOT THIS ONE. More and more people throughout the world have their eyes on this, it isn't just up to their lickspittles in Scotland to play this down. They will punished financially, hopefully plenty and their brand name will forever be toxic. They should actually be closed down if justice was being served fully.
At the end of the day, whatever brings closure to the many victims is paramount. Whatever works for them. I'd rather see everything going through the courts so the entire world can see what we've known about them for decades and bring every single one of the guilty parties to task.
An out of court settlement is probably best for most of the victims and all we can do is respect their wishes and support them in whatever they decide. The deserve everything they get and I hope the biggest thing is closure for them.