S. 42 in force at 29.10.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/314, art. 2

S. 43 in force at 29.10.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/314, art. 2

S. 44 in force at 29.10.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/314, art. 2

S. 45 in force at 29.10.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/314, art. 2

S. 46 in force at 29.10.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/314, art. 2

S. 47 in force at 29.10.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/314, art. 2

S. 42(3)(b) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 14 para. 21; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch.

Word in s. 43(2) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 14 para. 22(a); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch.

Word in s. 43(3) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 14 para. 22(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch.

Word in s. 44(2)(c) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 14 para. 23; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch.

Word in s. 45(2)(d) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 14 para. 24; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch.

Word in s. 46(b)(v) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 14 para. 25; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch.

S. 42(3)(ba) inserted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 35(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch.

Pt. 1 modified (31.3.2012) by The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Incidental Provision) (Adult Support and Protection) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/66), arts. 1(1), 2

S. 42(3)(d) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 35(4); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/part/1/crossheading/adult-protection-committeesAdult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the purposes of protecting adults from harm; to require the establishment of committees with functions relating to the safeguarding of adults who are at risk of harm; to amend the law relating to incapable adults; to remove an individual's liability for expenses incurred by councils in performing certain functions in relation to the individual's spouse or child; to allow the Scottish Ministers to delegate their functions relating to councils' duty to pay sums for the purposes of securing community care services; to make provision entitling a council to recover expenses incurred in providing social services to persons who are not ordinarily resident in the council's area; to allow the Public Guardian to intervene in court proceedings; to amend the law relating to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2018-03-08Expert Participation2018-01-25Part 1Protection of adults at risk of harmAdult Protection Committees
42Adult Protection Committees1

Each council must establish a committee (an “Adult Protection Committee”) with the following functions—

a

to keep under review the procedures and practices of the public bodies and office-holders to which this section applies which relate to the safeguarding of adults at risk present in the council's area (including, in particular, any such procedures and practices which involve co-operation between the council and other public bodies or office-holders to which this section applies),

b

to give information or advice, or make proposals, to any public body and office-holder to which this section applies on the exercise of functions which relate to the safeguarding of adults at risk present in the council's area,

c

to make, or assist in or encourage the making of, arrangements for improving the skills and knowledge of officers or employees of the public bodies and office-holders to which this section applies who have responsibilities relating to the safeguarding of adults at risk present in the council's area,

d

any other function relating to the safeguarding of adults at risk as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.

2

In performing its functions, an Adult Protection Committee must have regard to the desirability of improving co-operation between each of the public bodies and office-holders to which this section applies for the purpose of assisting those bodies and office-holders to perform functions in order to safeguard adults at risk present in the council's area.

3

The public bodies and office-holders to which this section applies are—

a

the council,

b

SCSWIS,

ba

Healthcare Improvement Scotland,

c

the relevant Health Board,

d

the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,

e

any other public body or office-holder as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.

43Membership1

It is for the council to appoint the convener and the other members of its Adult Protection Committee in accordance with this section.

2

Each public body and office-holder to which section 42 applies (other than the council and SCSWIS) must nominate a representative who appears to the body or office-holder to have skills and knowledge relevant to the functions of the Adult Protection Committee to be a Committee member.

3

SCSWIS may nominate a representative who appears to it to have skills and knowledge relevant to the functions of the Adult Protection Committee to be a Committee member.

4

The council must appoint the representatives nominated under subsections (2) and (3) as Committee members.

5

The council may also appoint as Committee members such other persons who appear to it to have skills and knowledge relevant to the functions of the Adult Protection Committee.

6

The Committee convener must not be a member or officer of the council.

44Committee procedure1

It is for an Adult Protection Committee to regulate its own procedures.

2

But those procedures must allow a representative of—

a

the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland,

b

the Public Guardian,

c

SCSWIS (where it has not nominated a representative to be a member of the Committee), and

d

any other public body or office-holder as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify,

to attend Committee meetings.

45Duty to provide information to the Committee1

Each of the public bodies and office-holders set out in subsection (2) must provide the Adult Protection Committee with any information which the Committee may reasonably require for the purposes of performing the Committee's functions.

2

Those public bodies and office-holders are—

a

each of the public bodies and office-holders represented on the Adult Protection Committee by virtue of section 43(4),

b

the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland,

c

the Public Guardian,

d

SCSWIS (where it is not represented on the Committee), and

e

any other public body or office-holder as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.

46Biennial Report

The convener of an Adult Protection Committee must, as soon as practical after such date as the council may direct biennially—

a

prepare a general report on the exercise of the Committee's functions during the 2 years ending on that date, and

b

after securing the Committee's approval of the report, send a copy of it to—

i

each of the public bodies and office-holders represented on the Adult Protection Committee by virtue of section 43(4),

ii

the Scottish Ministers,

iii

the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland,

iv

the Public Guardian,

v

SCSWIS (where it not represented on the Committee), and

vi

any other public body or office-holder as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.

47Guidance

Adult Protection Committees, and councils, must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers about their functions under sections 42 to 46.

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<note class="commentary I" eId="key-ae3c369d89555336225d398331109cd4">
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S. 42 in force at 29.10.2008 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314">S.S.I. 2008/314</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314/article/2">art. 2</ref>
</p>
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<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0f97fecb446b96cbff1a0820716dc8b1">
<p>
S. 43 in force at 29.10.2008 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314">S.S.I. 2008/314</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314/article/2">art. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-da60ab0ecad8d6b79557ccdd16b04b3e">
<p>
S. 44 in force at 29.10.2008 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314">S.S.I. 2008/314</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314/article/2">art. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-e3b62f6bd43c55a6f6846003c1673be2">
<p>
S. 45 in force at 29.10.2008 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314">S.S.I. 2008/314</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314/article/2">art. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-4d13b55633eeb77fbeaee1fc04e6d003">
<p>
S. 46 in force at 29.10.2008 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314">S.S.I. 2008/314</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314/article/2">art. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-601c2fc0412239e43cf4832bb0655649">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2007/10/section/47">S. 47</ref>
in force at 29.10.2008 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314">S.S.I. 2008/314</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2008/314/article/2">art. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-5c91707bec4757c39ef7a68b1ee3a258">
<p>
S. 42(3)(b) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7">s. 134(7)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/14/paragraph/21">Sch. 14 para. 21</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321">S.S.I. 2010/321</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/article/3">art. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/schedule">Sch.</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122">S.S.I. 2011/122</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/schedule">Sch.</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-cfcc28c90426168ef000f27313d5fdf7">
<p>
Word in s. 43(2) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7">s. 134(7)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/14/paragraph/22/a">Sch. 14 para. 22(a)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321">S.S.I. 2010/321</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/article/3">art. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/schedule">Sch.</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122">S.S.I. 2011/122</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/schedule">Sch.</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-5e41c66cade3a7e213a072565506a16e">
<p>
Word in s. 43(3) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7">s. 134(7)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/14/paragraph/22/b">Sch. 14 para. 22(b)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321">S.S.I. 2010/321</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/article/3">art. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/schedule">Sch.</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122">S.S.I. 2011/122</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/schedule">Sch.</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-edda3f85aa73a7c68bc7e59e688e02fb">
<p>
Word in s. 44(2)(c) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7">s. 134(7)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/14/paragraph/23">Sch. 14 para. 23</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321">S.S.I. 2010/321</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/article/3">art. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/schedule">Sch.</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122">S.S.I. 2011/122</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/schedule">Sch.</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-995ed5d56543fe34068147bf8d4c86b6">
<p>
Word in s. 45(2)(d) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7">s. 134(7)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/14/paragraph/24">Sch. 14 para. 24</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321">S.S.I. 2010/321</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/article/3">art. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/schedule">Sch.</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122">S.S.I. 2011/122</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/schedule">Sch.</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-0100224338b5d620f87663ab19ef88cb">
<p>
Word in s. 46(b)(v) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7">s. 134(7)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/14/paragraph/25">Sch. 14 para. 25</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321">S.S.I. 2010/321</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/article/3">art. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/schedule">Sch.</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122">S.S.I. 2011/122</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/schedule">Sch.</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-e538e56a441e8f2ed8813a53b4f77147">
<p>
S. 42(3)(ba) inserted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7">s. 134(7)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/17/paragraph/35/b">Sch. 17 para. 35(b)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321">S.S.I. 2010/321</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/article/3">art. 3</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/schedule">Sch.</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122">S.S.I. 2011/122</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/schedule">Sch.</ref>
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<note class="commentary C" eId="key-e1e1e82a210d4bbe3f1a78201b79dc73">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2007/10/part/1">Pt. 1</ref>
modified (31.3.2012) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/66">The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Incidental Provision) (Adult Support and Protection) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/66)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/66/article/1/1">arts. 1(1)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/66/article/2">2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-0e439d112bafa14172fcb67cb22e2b0c">
<p>
S. 42(3)(d) substituted (1.4.2013) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2012/8">Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2012/8/section/129/2">s. 129(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2012/8/schedule/7/paragraph/35/4">Sch. 7 para. 35(4)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2013/51">S.S.I. 2013/51</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2013/51/article/2">art. 2</ref>
(with transitional provisions and savings in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2013/121">S.S.I. 2013/121</ref>
)
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44
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45
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<section eId="section-46" period="#period2">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-4d13b55633eeb77fbeaee1fc04e6d003" marker="I5" class="commentary I"/>
46
</num>
<heading>Biennial Report</heading>
<intro>
<p>The convener of an Adult Protection Committee must, as soon as practical after such date as the council may direct biennially—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-46-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>prepare a general report on the exercise of the Committee's functions during the 2 years ending on that date, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46-b" period="#period2">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>after securing the Committee's approval of the report, send a copy of it to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-46-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>each of the public bodies and office-holders represented on the Adult Protection Committee by virtue of section 43(4),</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-46-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the Scottish Ministers,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-46-b-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-46-b-iv">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>the Public Guardian,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-46-b-v" period="#period2">
<num>v</num>
<content>
<p>
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<noteRef href="#key-0100224338b5d620f87663ab19ef88cb" marker="F6" class="commentary attribute F"/>
SCSWIS
</ins>
(where it not represented on the Committee), and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-46-b-vi">
<num>vi</num>
<content>
<p>any other public body or office-holder as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section eId="section-47" period="#period1">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-601c2fc0412239e43cf4832bb0655649" marker="I6" class="commentary I"/>
47
</num>
<heading>Guidance</heading>
<content>
<p>Adult Protection Committees, and councils, must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers about their functions under sections 42 to 46.</p>
</content>
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