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Bills and legislation. The main mental health legislation in Scotland is the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, a s amended by the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015. The 2003 Act applies to people who have a mental illness, personality disorder or learning disability. This is referred to in the Act as "mental disorder".

Transitory amendments of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984. 1. Sections 33, 64 and 66 of the Mental Health (Scotland)... 2. In section 33 (discharge of patients from hospital), in subsection... 3. In section 64 (appeal by patient subject to restriction order)—... 4. In section 66 (further consideration of case of conditionally discharged...

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to amend the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 in various respects; to make provision about mental health disposals in criminal cases; to make provision as to the rights of victims of crime committed by mentally-disordered persons; and for connected purposes.

Over the last two and a half years the Scottish Mental Health Law Review (SMHLR), under the chairmanship of John Scott QC, has undertaken a wide-ranging review of mental health, incapacity, and safeguarding law in Scotland. ... A single judicial forum for mental health and capacity legislation based on an extended version of the current Mental ...

6. Commencement Orders to the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1. Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015 [SSI 2015/361] & Policy Note The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015 [SSI 2015/417] & Policy Note Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No ...

Legislation and Caselaw Primary Legislation . The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 ("the 2003 Act") The "Latest available (Revised)" version of the 2003 Act which is published on the UK legislation website incorporates all changes to the 2003 Act to date.The legislative provisions regarding the making of compulsion and restriction orders are contained in Part 6 of the ...

Current legislation . The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (as amended by the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015) is the main mental health legislation in Scotland. The 2003 Act followed the 2001 report of the Millan Committee which reviewed earlier legislation. It recommended that law and practice relating to mental health ...

The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 applies to people who have a "mental disorder" - this is defined under the Act and includes any mental illness, personality disorder or learning disability (as per s328).

You can find a full chronology of mental health legislation in the UK here. Acts of the Scottish Parliament (Primary Legislation) Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015.Changes to other legislation:Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997.Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.

Student mental health action plan: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment. Assessment of the impact of the student mental health action plan on the rights and wellbeing of children; this has been carried out in line with the duties placed on Scottish Ministers under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.

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The Review’s recommendations are strongly aligned with many existing Scottish Government commitments to advance human rights in Scotland; to change the way we provide for and meet the needs of our communities and, importantly, with the aims of our new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy with its focus on the principles of prevention and ...

The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act came into force in 2005. It increases the rights and protection of people with mental health conditions. This includes: mental illness; learning disability; personality disorder; The act places duties on councils to provide care and support services for people with mental health conditions.

Scotland's mental health laws should be overhauled to strengthen the voice of patients and place a greater focus on their human rights, a new report said. ... external examined current legislation ...

The Mental Welfare Commission has duties under the Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. We monitor the acts to see how the law is being used. We also help professionals, people who receive care and treatment and carers to understand the law and put it into practice.

The present system of mental health law in Scotland is the product of evolving perceptions of mental health and the role of the legal system in addressing issues of mental ill health. Prior to the enactment of the 2003 Act, the principal source of mental health law in Scotland was the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”)(2 ...

A range of legislation covers the rights of people with mental health problems and the provision of mental health services to aid them. In Scotland, the key legislation at publication includes the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 [15] and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 [16] (referred to as the 2003 Act) as ...

In 2022, there were 11 mental health in-patient suicides across Scotland, a rate of 5.9 suicides per 10,000 admissions. This was up from eight suicides in 2019, a rate of 3.7 per 10,000 admissions ...

With Health Secretary Neil Gray having already made clear the Scottish Government believes the Bill “in its current form” to be outside of Holyrood’s legislative competence, Ms Haughey said there are “particular complexities associated with those aspects of the Bill which extend beyond the limits of the powers currently devolved to the ...