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Legislation protecting people in care

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Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000

The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 protects the welfare, property and finances of some adults. This includes adults who have a mental health condition or a physical disability which means they cannot communicate, and are not able to do things like:

  • make decisions
  • communicate decisions
  • understand decisions
  • remember decisions

This includes people with:

  • a learning disability
  • dementia
  • a mental health condition
  • head injury
  • a physical disability that prevents them from communicating

It allows other people to make decisions on behalf of these adults about things like:

  • arranging services
  • managing finances
  • property and medical treatment

The information was last updated on: 06th November 2023

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