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Mental Welfare Commission
25/05/2006
Two re-appointments of part time commissioners to the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland have been made by HM the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister Jack McConnell.
Mrs Myra Maguire is a full-time main carer to her eldest daughter. She is a committee member of the North-east Clinical Governance Committee and attends the business meetings with hospital manager for the North-east Greater Glasgow Primary Care Services. She has been a part-time Commissioner of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland since 2002. She does not hold any other ministerial appointments.
Mrs Shelagh Creegan is employed by NHS Tayside. She manages the adult mental health Occupational Therapy Service in Dundee. Mrs Creegan has been a part-time Commissioner of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland since 2002. She does not hold any other ministerial appointments.
The re-appointments will be for a period of four years from June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2010.
The posts are part time with a time commitment of around 20 to 25 days per year. Remuneration is currently £2,191 for an annual commitment of 15 days, plus a payment of £201 for each additional day devoted to Commission business.
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is an independent statutory body which protects mentally disordered people who are not able to look after their own interests. It enquires into cases of alleged ill treatment or deficiency of care or treatment and visits persons with mental disorder in hospitals and community settings, some of whom will be subject to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 or the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
Ministerial appointments are made in accordance with the Code of Practice issued by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland.
All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees' political activity (if any declared) to be made public. Within the last five years, none of the above appointees have been involved in any political activity.