Adult Protection and the Law in Scotland

Hilary Patrick, Nicola Smith (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

150 Seiten

2009
Bloomsbury Professional (Verlag)
978-1-84766-487-7 (ISBN)

Infos

A guide to the general principles of legislation in relation to adult protection, including the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007. It explains the legal significance of the act, and how it works alongside the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2003.

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Adult Protection and the law in Scotland is a guide to the general principles of legislation in relation to adult protection, including most importantly the new Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007. The book seeks to explain the legal significance of the new act, and how it works alongside the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2003. Contents: Introduction/Preface; The laws that matter; The general principles of adult protection; The whose who of adult care and protection; Cooperation and Confidentiality; Harm and Abuse; Investigations; Powers of Entry, Interview and Removal; When the adult refuses to cooperate; Adult protection and human rights; Emergencies; Young people and transition issues; Supporting the adult; Preventing abuse happening again; Criminal prosecution; The future of adult protection

Autor

Hilary Patrick is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Law at Edinburgh University. She is vice convener of the Law Society's Mental Health & Disability Committee and is a former legal advisor to The Scottish Association of Mental Health. Nicola Smith is a Solicitor at ENABLE Scotland.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.11.2009
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• ISBN-10: 1-84766-487-3 / 1847664873
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84766-487-7 / 9781847664877
• Zustand: Neuware