Written Question · S2W-01609 · Session 2
Whether it will amend the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 to remove the requirement for GPs to make declarations on their patien…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will amend the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 to remove the requirement for GPs to make declarations on their patients' ability to make personal decisions and, if so, what the timetable is for removing this requirement and what its position is on the statement in an article in Doctor on 10 July 2003 that there will be no requirement for GPs in England and Wales to make declarations on patients' capacity to make personal decisions
The answer
The Executive's consultation on the review of the code of practice that accompanies part 5 concluded on 30 June. We are currently analysing the responses. The Executive has also recently commissioned research into issues raised by the implementation of part 5. These exercises will be taken into account in any future review of the operation of part 5 of the act.The content of the draft Mental Incapacity Bill for England and Wales is a matter reserved to the UK Parliament, and lies within the responsibility of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-01609 by reference.