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Welcome to the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

We are an independent organisation working to safeguard the rights and welfare of everyone with a mental illness, learning disability or other mental disorder.

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Need telephone advice or information?

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Our professionals provide expert telephone and e-mail advice to service users, carers and professionals...

Advice & information

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When do we investigate?

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We conduct investigations and inquiries where things may have gone wrong and make recommendations for change...

Investigations & inquiries

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Why do we visit?

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Visiting people helps us to check the care and treatment people are getting and to see the kinds of places where care and treatment is provided...

Visiting people

Our Sites

Looking for a report?

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Our reports hub contains data and analysis about the operation of mental health and incapacity law in Scotland.

Reports Hub »

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Want to share your ideas with other people?

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Share practical tools, opinion and experience of what works in the delivery of principles based care.

Principles into Practice »