Publication - Consultation analysis
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Remedial Order 2026: consultation analysis and SG response - easy read version
Easy read version of the consultation analysis report and Scottish Government response on extending the ability to specify recorded matters under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 to patients subject to forensic mental health orders.
Conclusion
People think it will be good to use recorded matters with forensic mental health orders. They think it is needed for fairness and human rights.
But they think the change must be made in a way that works well. Information must be accessible to all. Checks must be made to make sure everything works.
They think services already have problems meeting needs. The changes might make this worse. There will be extra needs but no extra staff or services to help.
