http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/6Adult 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 Participation2018-01-25 Part 1 Protection of adults at risk of harm<Emphasis>Inquiries</Emphasis>Duty to consider importance of providing advocacy and other services61This section applies where, after making inquiries under section 4, a council considers that it needs to intervene in order to protect an adult at risk from harm.2Where this section applies, the council must have regard to the importance of the provision of appropriate services (including, in particular, independent advocacy services) to the adult concerned.3“Independent advocacy services” has the same meaning in subsection (2) as it has in section 259(1) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13).S. 6 in force at 29.10.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/314, art. 2Pt. 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
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