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Publication - Consultation paper

Easy Read: Proposals for changes to the Adults with Incapacity Act (AWI Act)

Published
31 July 2024
From
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, +12 more … Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Officer of NHS Scotland, Chief Social Policy Adviser, Director of Health and Social Care Finance, Director of Justice, Director of Mental Health, Director of Primary Care, Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development, Minister for Equalities
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate, +7 more … Chief Medical Officer Directorate, Chief Nursing Officer Directorate, Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate, Digital Health and Care Directorate, Health Workforce Directorate, Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government), Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic
Communities and third sector, Equality and rights, Health and social care
ISBN
9781836015994

This is an easy read version of the consultation seeking 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 and the recommendations of the Scottish Mental Health Law Review

Supporting documents

Proposals for changes to the Adults with Incapacity Act (AWI Act) Easy Read version
File type
13 page PDF
File size
8.4 MB
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