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Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland°

K Floor Argyle House
3 Lady Lawson Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9SH
Tel: 0131 222 6111
Fax: 0131 222 6112/3
Email: enquiries@mwcscot.org.uk
Website: www.mwcscot.org.uk
Status: NHS Body
Established: 1960, under section 2 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960. When the Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003 came into operation the Commission continued; with changes in its constitution and additional powers, functions and duties. Additional duties were added by the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
Terms of Reference: The Commission has a statutory duty to protect people who may, by reason of mental disorder, be incapable of protecting themselves or their interests adequately.


Chairman:

Position vacant. Mr James Connechen Vice Chair from 08/07/2008
Remuneration £323 per day

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Chief Executive:

Mr Donnie Lyons
Salary £122,444
Staff Employed: 54
Audit Arrangements: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Last Reviewed by Government: June 2002


Budget

Total Gross Expenditure: £4.045m
Scottish Government Grant-in-Aid: £3.933m
Other Expenditure by Directorate:


Other Information

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Notes:

The 2005-06 Annual Report was published in October 2006. This is available at http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/

Page updated: Thursday, September 3, 2009