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This section contains answers to some of the questions that we get asked at the Commission. Topic headings are listed from A-Z in the dropdown list. They may help you to form a view about whether care and treatment is in line with the law.

Of course everyone's case is different and we won't have all the answers here. If you can't find the information you need, please contact us.

Please select a category --> Absconding & non-compliance Advance statements Advocacy Appeals Care plans Communication Complaints Compulsory treatment orders (CTOs) Consent Criminal proceedings Cross border issues Emergency orders Freedom, restriction and restraint Interim orders Money, property and finances Named persons Next of kin Nurses holding power Place of safety, removal orders and warrants Responsibilities of local authorities and health boards Short-term detention Specified persons Suspension of detention Telepsychiatry Tribunal hearings and other compulsory procedures Young people and children

Please select a category from the droplist above.