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Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007

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    The Act – an Overview

    Part 1 .Protection of Adults at Risk of Harm

    Introductory

    Section 3 – Adults at risk

    7.This section defines ‘adults at risk’. These are adults (aged 16 or over) who are unable to safeguard their own well-being, property, rights or other interests, are at risk of harm, and because they are affected by disability, mental disorder, illness or physical or mental infirmity, are more vulnerable to being harmed than adults who are not so affected. ‘Harm’ is defined in section 53.

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