Useful Information
- Adobe Reader XI
- Code of Practice for the 2003 Act
- Excessive Security Provisions in the 2003 Act (SCOLAG Legal Journal, June 2013) - Article by Dr Joe Morrow and Russell Hunter
- Law Society Code of Conduct for Mental Health Tribunal Work
- MAPPA Guidance (2016)
- McManus Review Group Report (March 2009) on the Limited Review of the 2003 Act
- Memorandum of Procedure on Restricted Patients (revised April 2010)
- Memorandum of Understanding between SCTS and Mainland Health Boards in Scotland (revised July 2017)
- Mental Health Law - Scottish Government website
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland Report "Not properly authorised" (2011)
- MHTS - A Guide for Service Users
- Millan Report on the Review of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
- Named Persons: Guidance on claiming travel/other expenses - revised March 2015
- Overview of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland - Dr Joe Morrow (Mental Health Law Review, December 2010)
- Scottish Statutory Instruments Database
- SIAA Mental Health Tribunal Advocacy Guidelines (March 2012)
- Statement of Principles of Judicial Ethics for the Scottish Judiciary (revised 2023)
- Statute Law Database (browse/search legislation)
- Tribunal Reform in Scotland: Scottish Government Consultation Report
- UK Statutory Instruments Database
Topic Guides for Service Users and Carers
- Advance Statements
- Appeals process - A Guide
- Compulsory Treatment Orders
- Consent to Treatment
- Emergency and Short-term Powers
- Independent Advocacy
- Information for Service Users and Their Carers
- Named Persons
- Role of the Mental Welfare Commission
- Roles and Duties of NHS Boards and Local Authorities
- Short Guide to the 2003 Act for people involved in criminal justice proceedings
- The 2003 Act - An Easy Read Guide
These and other topic guides, and translations of some of the guides, is available on the Scotland.gov.uk website