Whether it envisages any police involvement in respect of non-compliance of a compulsory treatment order under the Mental Health (Scotland)…

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 8 Oct 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it envisages any police involvement in respect of non-compliance of a compulsory treatment order under the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 Oct 2002 · 20 days after it was lodged, on time

As can already happen under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 in respect of a person who is absent without leave from detention or fails to return from a period of authorised leave of absence, the police could be involved, for example, in returning a person subject to a compulsory treatment order who has absconded from hospital. Such involvement may be necessary to support the care team in ensuring the safety of the patient and others.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-30409 by reference.