Publication - Consultation paper
Consultation on Updates to the Code of Practice for the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
The Scottish Government is consulting on proposed updates to parts of volume 1 of the Mental Health Code of Practice, focusing specifically on the use of restraint and seclusion. The consultation will also seek views on updates to chapter 14 and a new chapter 17 of the Code.
Open
84 days to respond
Respond online
What happens next and the legal procedure
Once the consultation closes, all responses will be analysed and used to inform our approach to revising the Code of Practice. A copy of the revised Code of Practice will then be laid before the Scottish Parliament along with a statutory instrument and subject to parliamentary scrutiny, will then be brought into force.
Contact
Email: mentalhealthlaw@gov.scot