§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action has been taken on each of the action points in chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Scottish Office social research study 'Social Workers as Mental Health Officers'.
§ Mr. John MacKayIn May 1980 my Department circulated to local authorities notes on their responsibilities regarding the functions of mental health officers and notes for mental health officers on social work practice in formal admission procedures under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960. These notes were prepared to meet the needs disclosed in the study to which the hon. Member refers. I have arranged for copies of these publications to be placed in the Library.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many social workers there are in each region designated as mental health officers; how many are in each grade; how many of them have specific training in the care of the mentally ill; and what the figures are per 10,000 of the population in each region.
§ Mr. John MacKayThis information is not available centrally.