Review of Mental Health Law in Scotland

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* 1. The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 "the Act" came into force in 2005 - how well does it work at the moment?

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* 2. Are there certain things that hinder the Act from working effectively? What would improve things?

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* 3. Are there groups of people whose particular needs are not well served by the current legislation? What would improve things?

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* 4. The Act has a set of legal tests to justify making someone subject to compulsion. Would you suggest any changes to these?

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* 5. Do you think this requirement is currently met? Does more need to be done to help people recover from mental disorder? You may wish to provide an example or examples.

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* 6. Does the law need to have more of a focus on promoting people's social, economic or cultural rights, such as rights relating to housing, education, work and standards of living and health? If so, how?

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* 7. Do you think the law could do more to raise awareness of and encourage respect for the rights of people with mental health needs?

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* 8. The Review is also looking at the way people with a mental disorder are affected by the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2003, and the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007.

Based on your experience, are there any difficulties with the way the three pieces of legislation work separately or the way they work together? What improvements might be made to overcome those difficulties?