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Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007

Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007

2007 asp 10

The Act – an Overview

Part 1 .Protection of Adults at Risk of Harm

Banning orders

Section 32 – Duty to bring detained person before sheriff

48.In this section, subsection (1) makes it clear that the procedure under the Act would only apply in circumstances where the procurator fiscal has not yet decided to take criminal proceedings against the arrested person as a result of the facts leading to the arrest. The arrested person should be brought to court on the next court day on which it is practicable to do so.

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