Part 1

Protection of adults at risk of harm

Adult Protection Committees

Disclosure of information to the Committee by certain health care services
45A
1
A relevant health care service may provide any information to an Adult Protection Committee which the Committee requests.
2
A Committee may only request information under this section if it appears to it to be appropriate for the purpose of performing its functions.
3
For the purposes of this section, a “
relevant health care service
” has the meaning given in section 5A(4).
Pt. 1 modified (31.3.2012) by The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Incidental Provision) (Adult Support and Protection) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/66), arts. 1(1), 2
S. 45A inserted (7.1.2026) by Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 9), ss. 24(4), 39(2); S.S.I. 2025/388, reg. 2(1)(2), sch. Pt. 1