Publication - Consultation paper

Adults with Incapacity Amendment Act: consultation

Published: 25 July 2024
From: Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, +15 more … Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General Health and Social Care, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Scientific Officer, Director of Health Workforce, Director of Healthcare Quality and Improvement, Director of Justice, Director of Legal Services and Solicitor to the Scottish Government, Director of Mental Health, Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development, Director-General Education and Justice, Director-General Health and Social Care, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, Permanent Secretary
Directorate: Mental Health Directorate, +14 more … Chief Medical Officer Directorate, Chief Nursing Officer Directorate, Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate, Digital Health and Care Directorate, Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate, Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance Directorate, Health Workforce Directorate, Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate, Justice Directorate, Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government), Parliamentary Counsel Office, Population Health Directorate, Primary Care Directorate, Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781836014621

This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. The changes put the adult front and centre of the legislation, reflecting UNCRPD, deprivation of liberty case law and the recommendations of the Scottish Mental Health Law Review