What checks are carried out before informing a victim or the family of a victim regarding an upcoming appearance before the Mental Health T…

I have asked Dr J Morrow, President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland to respond. His response is as follows:
The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (“the Tribunal”) does not carry out checks prior to informing individuals of an upcoming tribunal hearing. To give evidence to the tribunal hearing the individual has to have either approached the Tribunal directly or to have joined the Victim Notification Scheme operated by the Scottish Government and asked to make representations before certain decisions are taken by the Tribunal.
The Tribunal does however, provide detailed information about the Tribunal’s processes. Additionally at the time of writing to inform an individual of an upcoming hearing the Tribunal provides a telephone number and email address which can be contacted to seek clarification on the process.