§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of formal detentions in Scottish mental hospitals have been under the emergency procedures of section 31 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe following table shows the number and percentage of formal admissions which were under section 31 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 in each year since 1970.
Mental illness hospitals and psychiatric units per cent. Mental handicap hospitals per cent. 1970 77.7 9.9 1971 78.5 13.5 1972 82.9 6.7 1973 82.0 13.0 1974 82.3 20.3 1975 83.9 26.6 1976 83.7 22.2 1977 84.5 11.5 1978 84.4 20.6 1979 82.8 26.9 *1980 79.1 19.6 * Provisional data.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications to sheriffs under section 24 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 have been refused in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartCentral records of this information are not kept.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when and why leaflets G3, G4, G10, H1-H4, H16 and H18 relating to patients' rights under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 are no longer issued to patients or relatives.
§ Mr. John MacKayLeaflets G3 and G4 and H1-H4 continue to be issued to all patients and near relatives. Leaflets G10, H16 and H18 referred to transitional arrangements after the 1960 Act came into effect; these arrangements are no longer in operation and the leaflets are obsolete.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many instances of guardianship under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 there were in Scotland in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. John MacKayInformation for the years before 1970 is not available. While the total number of patients under guardianship each year is not known, the following table shows the total number of patients discharged to statutory guardianship under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 from mental illness hospitals, psychiatric units attached to general hospitals and mental handicap hospitals in each year since 1970.
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Year of discharge Patients 1970 99 1971 62 1972 141
Year of discharge Patients 1973 110 1974 67 1975 108 1976 66 1977 64 1978 83 1979 99 *1980 80 * Provisional data. Source: Scottish Mental Health In-patient Statistics
MHSA 2/086.