Part 2The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Particular functions

14Interviews

(1)

A F1Commission Visitor may, in connection with the discharge by the Commission of any of its functions under this Act or the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4)—

(a)

interview—

(i)

any patient; or

(ii)

any other person that the F2Commission Visitor considers it appropriate to interview; and

(b)

require any such interview to be conducted in private.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above—

(a)

F3a Commission Visitor conducting a visit under subsection (1) of section 13 of this Act shall afford an opportunity, on request, during the visit, to—

(i)

the patient who is the subject of the visit; and

(ii)

other patients whose presence in the premises where the visit takes place is known to the F4Commission Visitor,

to be interviewed in private by the F5Commission Visitor; and

(b)

F6a Commission Visitor conducting a visit under subsection (3) of that section shall afford an opportunity, on request, during the visit, to patients whose presence in the premises that are being visited is known to the F7Commission Visitor, to be so interviewed.

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