| Description: | Following the introduction of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 which came into effect in October 2005, concerns were expressed by various bodies – including the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Legal Aid Board – into the procedures and payment in cases involving curators ad litem heard by the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. As a result, I was invited by Lewis Macdonald, MSP, Deputy Minister for Health and Communi |
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