What the total legal costs of processing compulsory treatment orders were in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006, broken down by NHS board.

The Scottish Legal Aid Board(SLAB) collect data about mental health costs under the generic category of “MentalHealth”. Accordingly, the levels of expenditure provided by SLAB cover all mentalhealth issues, although a significant amount of that cost will cover Advice andAssistance (A&A) and/or Assistance by Way of Representation (ABWOR) for compulsorytreatment orders or their precursors under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984(1984 Act). SLAB do not hold separate figures for compulsory treatment orders anddo not split legal costs by NHS boards.
The following is the A&Aand ABWOR legal costs for “Mental Health” provided by the Scottish Legal Aid Board.Legal costs for compulsory treatment orders are covered from date the Mental Health(Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 came into effect (5 October 2005) to 31 March2006. The period prior to 5 October 2005 provides mental health legal costs that occurred underthe 1984 act.
In 2005-06:
Advice and Assistance
- MentalHealth
- £783,000.
ABWOR
- Mental Health
- £807,000.
In 2004-05:
Advice and Assistance
- MentalHealth
- £604,000.
ABWOR
- Mental Health
- £805,000.
In 2003-04:
Advice and Assistance
- MentalHealth
- £329,000.
ABWOR
- Mental Health
- £737,000.