Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Safeguarding the rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities and related conditions.

Services

What happens after a verdict at court, including information on sentencing, appeals and the Victim Notification Scheme.

How to make decisions on behalf of someone if they're sectioned due to their mental health.

Who can help you if you need advice about a legal problem, such as debt, housing, benefits, employment, divorce or claims for money.

Support if you have a mental health problem such as depression, schizophrenia or anxiety.

Guardianship allows someone to make decisions on behalf of an adult with incapacity.

A legal document which allows you to plan for the future, drawn up when you have the capacity to do so.

Read about the special rights designed to protect people with mental illness.