Learning disability and autism provision in the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2003: findings from a scoping exercise

Annex 3: Organisations that should be involved in the review

Participants in the scoping study suggested that the following organisations should be involved in the review. Note that many of these suggestions were made by one or two respondents only.

Statutory bodies

• Local authorities
• Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
• The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
• NHS Boards
• Police Scotland
• Scottish Human Rights Commission

National third sector organisations

• The Alliance
• ARC Scotland
• Autism Initiatives
• Autism Network Scotland
• Autism Resource Centre
• Autism Rights (including the Highland group)
• British Institute for Learning Disabilities
• ENABLE Scotland
• Inclusion Scotland.
• Independent Living in Scotland ( ILIS)
• Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services ( IRISS)
• Learning Disability Alliance Scotland ( LDAS)
• National Autistic Society and National Autistic Society Scotland
• National Development Trust for Inclusion
• National Involvement Network
• Outside the Box
• People First / People First (Scotland)
• Psychiatric Rights Scotland
• Scottish Association for Mental Health
• Scottish Autism
• Scottish Commission for Learning Disability
• Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations
• Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory
• Supporting Offenders with Learning Disability
• Treating Autism
• Values in Action Scotland ( VIAS)
• Voluntary Health Scotland

Local third sector organisations

• Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living ( GCIL)
• Glasgow Disability Alliance ( GDA)
• Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living ( LCIL)
• Grampian organisations: Advocacy Aberdeen / Advocacy North East; The Arches (Banff); Comraich (Inverurie); Learning Disability Group of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire; Grampian Opportunities; Mental Health Aberdeen; Pillar Kincardine; Network of Wellbeing (Huntly)
• East Ayrshire organisations: VIP's; UCAN

Professional / regulatory groups / bodies

• British Psychological Society- DCP Scotland Branch
• Learning Disability Senior Nurse Group
• National Learning Disability Professional Senate
• Royal College of General Practitioners
• Royal College of Psychiatrists (including the Learning Disability Faculty)
• Scottish Association of Social Workers
• Social Work Scotland

Academic / research bodies

• Critical Psychiatry Network
• ESPA Research