Scottish Government consultation on mental health tribunal rules |
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| Tuesday, 05 April 2011 |
The Scottish Government is seeking responses to a recently issued consultation on the rules for mental health tribunals.  The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland is responsible for making, approving and reviewing decisions imposing compulsory measures for the detention, care and treatment of people in Scotland who have a mental disorder. The Tribunal Rules prescribe the practice and procedure to be followed in proceedings before the Tribunal.The Tribunal has approached the Scottish Government with a view to having the Tribunal Rules consolidated and amended to remove unnecessary duplication in order to make the Tribunal Rules more user friendly. They are looking to amends them because of concerns raised by patients and carers that it was unnecessary in certain circumstances for a patient to attend a particular hearing and to be put through the stress of a tribunal hearing. The consultation is open for an 8 week period, from Monday 21st March to Monday 16th May 2011. For more information on the consultation please visit the Scottish Government website. The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance is also preparing a response. If you would like to contribute to this please contact Erin Elvin at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 0131 260 5380. Comments (0)
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