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“Howat team reports on public finances” Herald
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Justice Committee Official Report 11.9.07: Budget Review Group
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Posted by MM on Wed 12th Sep 2007 at 8:10 am“Conference for offenders’ carers” Courier
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Posted by MM on Thu 6th Sep 2007 at 7:11 am“Help rather than custody” Evening Telegraph
Press release
“Joint Protocol Between Tayside Police, NHS Tayside and the Procurator Fiscal Service” Tayside Police
“Big rise in number of prisoners with mental health issues” Scotsman
“Inspectors warn on Edinburgh jail” BBC
“HMP Edinburgh doing well says inspector ” Holyrood.com
“More inmates in Saughton with mental health problems” STV
Press release
“Edinburgh Prison report” Scot. Exec.
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HM Inspectorate of Prisons: HMP Edinburgh: Inspection: 24-25 October 2006
“Council to vote on Carstairs overhaul” Herald
Posted by MM on Tue 23rd Jan 2007 at 8:19 am“Carstairs ‘must do more’ to combat drink and drugs” Scotsman
“Carstairs told to improve support” BBC
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“Carstairs patients in appeal for transfer” Scotsman
Press release
“State Hospital annual review” Scot. Exec.
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State Hospital Board for Scotland
“Health boards face lawsuits over lack of alternatives to Carstairs” Scotsman
“Legal threat to health boards over mental patients” Law Society Journal Online
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Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
“Hammer killer probe reveals mental health care failings” Herald
“Hammer attack probe finds failure” BBC
“Officials supported release of violent prisoner” Scottish TV
Press releases
“Management of restricted patients” Scot. Exec.
“Mental Health Inquiry Report Published” Mental Welfare Commission
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The Report of the Inquiry into the treatment of Mr L and Mr M
Joint Response by Scottish Executive, NHS Greater Glasgow, Glasgow City Council Social Work Department to the Report of the Inquiry into the Care and Treatment of Mr L and Mr M by The Mental Welfare Commission
“A voice for change”
Big Issue Scotland
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Mental Health Tribunal Scotland
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
The Scottish Executive has published a literature review on mental health legislation.
Mentally disordered offenders were found to have ‘a high prevalence of co-morbidity with problems of substance and alcohol abuse’. There is also support for court and custody diversion schemes for non-serious offenders. ‘Encounters between the police and people with mental disorders account for a significant proportion of all law enforcement contacts’.
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Review of literature relating to mental health legislation. (July 2005). Full report.
Research Findings No.46/2005.
Annotated bibliography.