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Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
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· 2007-03-21
2018-01-25
Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
Changes on 2018-01-25
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- (b) considers that there would, if the subject were not arrested, be a risk of the subject breaching the order again.
- (2) The constable must—
- (a) immediately inform the arrested person of the reason for the arrest, and
- (b) take the arrested person as quickly as is reasonably practicable to a police station.
- (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#### Police duties after arrest
@@ -546,7 +542,7 @@
- (1) The officer in charge of a police station to which any person arrested under section 28 is taken (“the officer in charge”) must detain the arrested person in custody until the person is—
- (a) accused on petition or charged on complaint with an offence in respect of the facts and circumstances which gave rise to the arrest, or
- (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (b) brought before the sheriff under section 32.
@@ -556,43 +552,13 @@
##### 30
- (1) Where a person is detained under section 29, the officer in charge must ensure that the detained person is informed immediately of—
- (a) the right to have, on request, intimation of the detention and of the place of detention given, without delay, to—
- (i) a solicitor, and
- (ii) one other person reasonably named by the person,
- (b) the right to have, on request, intimation given to a solicitor that the solicitor's professional assistance is required,
- (c) the right to have, on request, the solicitor informed, as soon as the information is available, of the court to which the person is to be taken and the date when that is to happen, and
- (d) the right to have, on request, a private interview with the solicitor before any appearance before the sheriff under section 32.
- (2) Where the officer in charge knows or believes that a person detained under section 29 is a child, the officer must, where practicable, give intimation, without delay, of the detention and of the place of detention to any person known to have parental responsibilities and rights in relation to the detained person.
- (3) Any person to whom intimation is given under subsection (2) must be permitted reasonable access to the detained person.
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#### Duty to keep record of detention
##### 31
The officer in charge must ensure that the following matters are recorded in connection with the detention of a person under section 29—
- (a) the time at which the person was arrested,
- (b) the police station to which the person was taken,
- (c) the time when the person arrived at that police station,
- (d) the address of any other place to which the person is, during the detention, taken,
- (e) the time when the person was informed of the rights set out in section 30(1),
- (f) the time and nature of any request made by the person to exercise any of those rights, and
- (g) the time and nature of any action taken by a police officer under section 30.
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#### Duty to bring detained person before sheriff
@@ -600,17 +566,17 @@
- (1) Where—
- (a) a person is detained under section 29, and
- (b) the fiscal has not decided to take criminal proceedings in respect of the facts and circumstances which gave rise to the arrest,
- (a) a person is detained under section 29 ...
- (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the detained person must be brought, on the next court day on which it is practicable to do so, before the sheriff sitting as a court of summary jurisdiction for the district in which the person was arrested.
- (2) Nothing in this section prevents the detained person from being brought before the sheriff on a day other than a court day if—
- (a) the sheriff is sitting on such a day for the disposal of criminal business, and
- (b) the fiscal has not decided to take criminal proceedings in respect of the facts and circumstances which gave rise to the arrest.
- (a) the sheriff is sitting on such a day for the disposal of criminal business ...
- (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#### Information to be presented to sheriff
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## SCHEDULE 2
#### General principle on intervention in an adult's affairs
#### Principles for performing Part 1 functions
#### Preliminary
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#### Hospital directions and transfer for treatment directions: revocation
#### Public Guardian: interaction with courts
#### Application of Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968: persons outwith Scotland
#### Cross-border visits: leave of absence
#### Cross-border visits: leave of absence
#### Mental Health Act 1983: repeal of power to return patients absent from hospital etc.
#### Applications to the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
### National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)
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[^key-0d8c47e859ab19cbc5ea79b855ea4b3b]: S. 27 in force at 29.10.2008 by [S.S.I. 2008/314](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314/article/2)
[^key-fceb2456d428b5a028094ff30b7fb08a]: [S. 28](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/28) in force at 29.10.2008 by [S.S.I. 2008/314](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314/article/2)
[^key-65a4960b2930ba846dc70638ee0964cb]: [S. 29](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/29) in force at 29.10.2008 by [S.S.I. 2008/314](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314/article/2)
[^key-bf0e13bb17dd5fb38f34bf326425ccdb]: [S. 30](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/30) in force at 29.10.2008 by [S.S.I. 2008/314](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314/article/2)
[^key-e2084f98aea3914d9f24a262ad148ec2]: [S. 31](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/31) in force at 29.10.2008 by [S.S.I. 2008/314](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314/article/2)
[^key-fceb2456d428b5a028094ff30b7fb08a]: S. 28 in force at 29.10.2008 by [S.S.I. 2008/314](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314/article/2)
[^key-65a4960b2930ba846dc70638ee0964cb]: S. 29 in force at 29.10.2008 by [S.S.I. 2008/314](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314/article/2)
[^key-fab0616fc86f6363637f65ccbc228a3f]: S. 32 in force at 29.10.2008 by [S.S.I. 2008/314](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/314/article/2)
@@ -2695,7 +2657,19 @@
[^key-40cb10be916386024e81bf1fe9a6789f]: [S. 63](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/63) repealed (1.4.2014) by [The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (Consequential and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/90)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/90), [art. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/90/article/1), [Sch. Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/90/schedule/part/1) (with [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/90/article/3))
#### Applications and proceedings: sheriff to consider adult's wishes and feelings
[^key-02fe552d21f16bf869b4be4835febd5c]: [S. 28(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/28/2) repealed (25.1.2018) by [The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Modification of Part 1 and Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/453)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453), [reg. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/regulation/1), [sch. para. 6(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/schedule/paragraph/6/2)
[^key-8dfa20d9b4b8487a1a2ffe0eda75dbfd]: [S. 29(1)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/29/1/a) omitted (25.1.2018) by virtue of [The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Modification of Part 1 and Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/453)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453), [reg. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/regulation/1), [sch. para. 6(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/schedule/paragraph/6/3)
[^key-e0037d7a95ea5a1730232180f1026913]: S. 30 repealed (25.1.2018) by [The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Modification of Part 1 and Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/453)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453), [reg. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/regulation/1), [sch. para. 6(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/schedule/paragraph/6/4)
[^key-b9b8bc77e75fb7a5459851609dd0b989]: S. 31 repealed (25.1.2018) by [The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Modification of Part 1 and Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/453)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453), [reg. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/regulation/1), [sch. para. 6(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/schedule/paragraph/6/5)
[^key-f920e5991e09a203c1039f0f11acf619]: S. 32(1)(b) and word omitted (25.1.2018) by virtue of [The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Modification of Part 1 and Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/453)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453), [reg. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/regulation/1), [sch. para. 6(6)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/schedule/paragraph/6/6/a)
[^key-3ca65f46f8e2d442195664f51665f5dd]: S. 32(2)(b) and word omitted (25.1.2018) by virtue of [The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Modification of Part 1 and Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/453)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453), [reg. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/regulation/1), [sch. para. 6(6)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/453/schedule/paragraph/6/6/b)
#### Preliminary
#### Orders about incapable adults' nearest relatives
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#### Power to obtain records
#### Power to help incapable adults to benefit from social services etc.
#### Compulsion orders: revocation
#### Direct payments: sub-delegation to councils
#### Review of determination extending compulsory treatment order
#### Hospital directions and transfer for treatment directions: revocation
#### Compulsory treatment orders and compulsion orders: cross-border transfer of patients etc.
#### Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
#### Ancillary provision
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