Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 – Consultation on Certification of Incapacity for Medical Treatment under Part 5 Section 47

This consultation seeks views on four issues on Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 Part 5 in relation to medical treatment.The issues are: widening the range of institutions which can offer training, whether dentists should be required to undertake training for this purpose;whether multiple section 47 medical treatment certificates should be required in some circumstances;and whether other medical practitioners not specified should be enabled to certify incapacity for medical treatment.