Our overview of the Use of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
Our monitoring duties are set out in the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and are focussed on the welfare provisions of the Act.
We monitor the use of the 2000 Act, visit some people on guardianship, provide advice and good practice guidance on the operation of the Act and also investigate circumstances where an adult with incapacity may be at risk.
We are part of the framework of legal safeguards that are in place to protect the rights of people on welfare guardianship and intervention orders, or for whom decision making powers on welfare have been granted to someone else via a power of attorney. We also to help ensure the Act is used in accordance with the Principles of the legislation.
For details of our investigations, advice and good practice activities this year see our Annual Report, 2010-2011.
Please use the links below to access tables, figures and commentary in the following areas;
- Trends in the use of welfare guardianship
- Geographical variations in the use of welfare guardianship
- Geographical variations by duration of order
- Duration of welfare orders granted and primary cause of incapacity
- Guardianships granted by age and diagnosis
- Time taken to process welfare guardianship applications
- Our guardianship visits this year
- Consent to treatment under the act
