One year ago, the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce launched Scotland’s first strategy on serious organised crime. The strategy set out our four clear objectives for our work towards reducing the

The Memorandum is an essential reference document for those who are involved with the management and care of patients subject to a compulsion order with restriction order, a hospital direction

The remit of this Review is to examine the arrangements for sheriff and jury business, including the procedures and practices of the Sheriff Court and the rules of criminal procedure

This statistical release measures key aspects of service provision that should be in place locally to effectively meet the needs of children and young people with mental health problems.

The allied health professions ( AHPs) in mental health are a key part of the workforce and have knowledge, skills and approaches that are highly valued by service users and

The MCA DOLS were introduced to prevent deprivations of liberty without proper safeguards including independent consideration and authorisation. Deprivations of liberty in hospitals or care homes, other than under the

* Find out how much you already know about personalisation * Understand what personalisation means and where it comes from * Familiarise yourself with legislation, policy and theory influencing the

This document is one of a series that summarises key findings from the fourth sweep of the survey, which was collected in 2008/09 when the birth cohort children were aged

A study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation seeks to shed liight on these questions. This study examines the best way of meeting the future needs of older care home residents.

Adequate social, emotional and behavioural development is recognised as being central to a child’s success at school. Difficulties with inattention, social interaction and emotion regulation can all provoke a poor