Updates to the Code of Practice for the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

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Closes 29 Oct 2026

Restraint and Seclusion

1a. Do you agree with the general principles and the purpose of restraint and seclusion, as described in the draft update?
1b. To what extent do you agree or disagree
1c. Please tell us more about your answer.
2a. How clear, accurate and useful do you find the section on United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child?
3a. Do you agree with our definitions of restraint and seclusion?
3b. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
3c. Please tell us more about your answer.
4a. Do you agree with our guidance on the lawful limits of restraint and seclusion?
4b. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
4c. Please tell us more about your answer
5a. Do you agree with our recommendations around future care planning?
5b. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
5c. Please tell us more about your answer.
6a. Do you agree with our guidance for using restraint and seclusion with children and young people?
6b. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
6c. Please tell us more about your answer.
7a. Do you agree with our guidance for using restraint and seclusion with autistic people and people with learning disabilities ?
7b. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
7c. Please tell us more about your answer.
8a. Do you agree with our recommendations for using restraint and seclusion in the context of nasogastric tube feeding?
8b. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
8c. Please tell us more about your answer.
9a. Do you agree with our recommendations for monitoring and recording the use of restraint and seclusion?
9b. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
9c. Please tell us more about your answer.
10a. Do you agree with our recommendations for staff planning, training and welfare?
10b. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
10c. Please tell us more about your answer.
11a. Are there any other specific groups or clinical contexts that would need specific guidance, in relation to the use of restraint and seclusion? If so, please tell us more.
12a. Would you be in favour of the development of further guidance that sets out the requirements for the use of restraint and seclusion in mental health settings in Scotland in greater detail?
12b. To what extent do you agree that further guidance is needed?
12c. Please tell us more about your answer (e.g. what should the guidance include, who should it apply to).
13a. Do you have any other comments on the proposed changes to the Code of Practice Volume 1?