Scottish Government

ISBN 978 0 7559 4827 0

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Contents

Introduction

1 Some terms used in this guide

2 When might emergency powers be used?

3 Who can help in an emergency?

4 Police power to remove a person to a place of safety

5 The local authority's duty to enquire where someone might be at risk

6 The nurses' holding power where a person is a voluntary patient in hospital

7 Emergency detention certificate
(a) When might a doctor grant an emergency detention certificate?
(b) What happens after an emergency detention certificate is granted?
(c) What will happen to me when I'm in hospital under an emergency detention certificate?
(d) Can I appeal to the Tribunal against an emergency detention certificate?

8 Short-term detention certificate
(a) When might a short-term detention certificate be granted?
(b) What happens after a short-term detention certificate is granted?
(c) What will happen to me when I'm in hospital under a short-term detention certificate?
(d) Can I appeal to the Tribunal against a short-term detention certificate?

9 Compulsory treatment order

10 Further information contacts

11 Acknowledgements

12 Other guides in this series

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