Adult Support and Protection Scotland: April 2019 to March 2022
This is the first release of annual Adult Support and Protection (ASP) data, in Scotland, and includes national data for financial years 2019/20 - 2021/22.
Protection Orders
Protection orders can be granted, at any stage, where sufficient evidence is provided. The following types of protection orders were collected as part of this return:
- assessment orders allow a council officer to take a person to be taken to a more suitable place in order to conduct an interview in private or a medical examination in private.
- removal orders allow the council to remove the adult at risk to a specified place. The purpose of a removal order is to assess the adult’s situation and to support and protect them.
- banning orders ban the subject of the order from being in a specified place, or subject to specified conditions, for up to 6 months. These orders will only be granted were the adult at risk is in danger of being seriously harmed and where banning the subject of the order from a specified place is likely to safeguard the adults wellbeing and property more effectively than would the removal of the adult at risk. The Sheriff can also attach a power of arrest.
- the Sheriff may grant a temporary banning order, pending determination of an application for a banning order, where the adult at risk is in danger of being seriously harmed and where banning the subject of the order from a specified place is likely to safeguard the adults wellbeing and property more effectively than would the removal of the adult at risk. The Sheriff can also attach a power of arrest. Further information can be found in the ‘The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007’.
Temporary banning orders with power of arrest and banning orders with power of arrest were the two most common protection orders used in 2021/22 (38% and 32% respectively). Banning orders made up 13% of the protection orders and assessment, removal and temporary banning order were the remaining 17% of protection orders granted. Temporary banning orders with power of arrest and banning orders with power of arrest being the most common is consistent with previous years.
Contact
If you, or someone you know, is at risk of harm we would advise contacting your local authority by email or phone and share your concerns – you can do so anonymously. The matter will be dealt with sensitively and confidentially, and support given if needed. You will be able to find details of your local authority on the Getting Help page of the Act Against Harm website.
If you have any queries or feedback about this data release then please e-mail SWStat@gov.scot.
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