Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to require medical professionals to obtain a second medical opinion before a person is detained under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.
Petitioner: Andrew Muir
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 19 June 2024
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SPICe Briefing (236KB, pdf) posted 06 September 2024
09 October 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 09 October 2024
PE2108/A: Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport submission, 15 July 2024 (68KB, pdf) posted 15 July 2024
PE2108/B: Petitioner written submission, 25 July 2024 (71KB, pdf) posted 11 September 2024
PE2108/C: Scottish Government written submission, 6 November 2024 (68KB, pdf) posted 14 November 2024