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SMHLR launches consultation on Scottish mental health and incapacity law

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Published on: 17 March 2022

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LNB News 17/03/2022

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Issue Date: 17 March 2022

Published Date: 17 March 2022

Jurisdiction(s): Scotland

Article summary

The Scottish Mental Health Law Review (SMHLR) has opened a consultation on its proposals for changes to mental health and incapacity law in Scotland put forward by the Executive Team of the Scottish Mental Health and Incapacity Law Review. The consultation concerns all who have or could be subject to mental health legislation including unpaid carers, families and those working in mental health and the legal profession. The aim is to seek views before a final report is sent to the Scottish Ministers by the end of September 2022. Responses are sought by 27 May 2022.

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