Whether additional funds will be made available for mental health services specifically for the provision of collective advocacy services; …

Answered Asked by Irene McGugan SNP Lodged 11 Dec 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether additional funds will be made available for mental health services specifically for the provision of collective advocacy services; when any such funds will be made available, and how much any such funding is likely to be.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 Jan 2002 · 27 days after it was lodged, 4 days after it was due

The provision of all forms of advocacy services are the responsibility of local NHS Boards and their local authority partners to support from within their existing allocations. This of course includes those with mental health needs. The recently published Renewing Mental Health Law Policy Statement recognises that NHSScotland and their local authority care partners should work together to provide support to "collective" advocacy groups. It is for these agencies to decide what support is needed in light of local circumstances.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-20880 by reference.