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AWI Act monitoring 2013/2014
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
An annual statistics report on the use of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. The report examines the geographic variations in the use of welfare guardianship, the age and diagnosis of people placed on guardianship, the duration of guardianship orders applied for by applicant, variations in indefinite orders by age and diagnosis, and geographic variations in orders approved on an indefinite basis. It shows that the number of new and existing orders continued to rise although there was a further significant reduction in the granting of orders on an indefinite basis. The percentage of orders granted where the cause of the adult’s incapacity was dementia fell to 45 per cent, down from 46 per cent the previous year. Conversely, there was an increase from 41 per cent to 44 per cent of orders where the incapacity was caused by a learning disability, reflecting a continuing trend over the past several years where welfare guardianship is being used for an increasingly younger population. (Edited publisher abstract)
The use of seclusion: good practice guide
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 21
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Mental Welfare Commission first published guidance on the use of seclusion in 2007, focusing on restrictions placed on people in a hospital setting and the authorisation, regulation and monitoring required to safeguard the rights of the individual. As assessments and treatment are increasingly provided by community services, similar restrictions are now being applied in a variety of community settings. This reviewed guidance reflects these changes and attempt to address the implications of current practice. The use of seclusion can place severe restrictions on an individual’s freedom of movement and lead to untoward physical and psychological consequences for the person. Seclusion should only be considered where there is a clear and identified risk that the person who is to be secluded presents a significant degree of danger to other people; and that the situation cannot be managed more safely or appropriately by any other means. It should only take place in the context of a clear care plan, with a concern for the safety of the individual and ensuring that the restriction is not perceived as a punishment. (Edited publisher abstract)