Adults with Incapacity Emergency Legislation Commencement Consideration Group

Overview

This group is no longer active. It met 7 times from 30 October 2020. It closed on 26 April 2021.

The group was established to provide members with the opportunity to share evidence as to the effective continued operation of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 during the coronavirus pandemic.

It was also established to consider whether there was a need for the commencement of temporary measures contained in the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 in relation to the expiry of guardianship orders and s.47 certificates for medical treatment.

Members

Chair – Scottish Government Deputy Director, Mental Health

Representatives from:

Mental Welfare Commission
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
Social Work Scotland
Law Society of Scotland
The Office of the Public Guardian
The Centre for Mental Health and Capacity Law at Edinburgh Napier University
Scottish Government policy
Scottish Government legal

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