§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many former patients discharged from compulsory detention by way of(a) the Mental Welfare Commission exercising its powers under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, (b) appeals granted by a sheriff or (c) the Secretary of State accepting a recommendation by the Mental Welfare Commission, over the past seven years have been subsequently subjected to a compulsory detention order; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 13 July 1994]: This information is not held centrally.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in how many cases during the past seven years of a patient having a restriction order placed upon his or her detention the Mental Welfare Commission has recommended to the Secretary of State that such an order be lifted; of these, how many were accepted by the Secretary of State; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 13 July 1994]: One. The Commission's recommendation was considered as part of the process which led to the patient's conditional discharge.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients have been discharged from compulsory detention by way of an appeal to a sheriff in each of the past seven years; in how many such hearings before a sheriff the patient was represented by a lawyer; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 13 July 1994]: This information is not held centrally.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients have been discharged from compulsory detention by way of the Mental Welfare Commission exercising the appropriate power it has under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 in each of the past seven years; of such discharges, how many were brought about by a request from a patient to have his or her detention reviewed by the Commission; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 13 July 1994]: The numbers of patients so discharged are as follows:
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Year Number 11993–94 0 11992–93 1 1991 2 1990 0 1989 5 1988 3 1987 5 1The Commission's annual report statistics are now produced on a financial year basis.
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland has no record of the number of these cases which were brought about by a request from a patient to have his or her detention reviewed.