The ALLIANCE comments on proposed Adults with Incapacity Act changes
- Area of Work: The ALLIANCE
- Type: News Item
- Published: 1st May 2018
Response to Scottish Government consultation calls for increased support for guardians and attorneys.
The ALLIANCE has given feedback on the Scottish Government’s proposals for changing the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act.
The reforms aim to bring the legislation into line with developments in international human rights law since it was first passed in 2000.
The ALLIANCE held a roundtable meeting with members to inform our response, and our submission to the consultation highlights:
- The need for improved advice and support for guardians and people acting as attorneys, to help them understand and carry out these crucially important roles
- Suggestions for strengthening the definition of the proposed term ‘significant restrictions on liberty’
- Concern over extending the range of professionals who can carry out capacity assessments for the purposes of guardianship orders
- Support in principle for the concept of a tiered guardianship system, while stressing that the proposed gradations require further consideration.
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