Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13)

Part 2 S The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 2 excluded (6.4.2016) by Care Act 2014 (c. 23), s. 127(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(4)(5) (with Sch. 1 paras. 8, 14); S.I. 2016/464, art. 2(c)

Particular functions S

[F1 8A Duty to raise service concerns with certain bodies S

(1) The Commission shall, as it considers appropriate, raise any concerns (of a general or specific nature) about the provision of any service mentioned in subsection (2) as respects a person who has a mental disorder, with—

(a) Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland;

(b) Healthcare Improvement Scotland; or

(c) such other relevant persons, or group of persons.

(2) The services are—

(a) any social service (within the meaning of Part 5 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8));

(b) health care (within the meaning of section 10A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)).

(3) In subsection (1), the “provision” of any service includes the organisation or co-ordination of any such service.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 8A inserted (1.8.2010 for specified purposes, 1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 111(5), 134(7); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch.