§ 34. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a detailed statement on the working of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act, indicating which stages have been brought into operation and with what results, respectively; and when the remaining stages will be brought into operation.
§ Mr. MaclaySince the beginning of 1961, patients have been able to enter mental hospitals in the same informal way as other hospitals. Since May, 1961, local health authorities have been under an obligation to make proposals for discharging the functions allotted to them. The rest of the Act, incorporating the new code for patients subject to statutory detention or guardianship, will come into operation on 1st June.