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Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
22/04/2005
Deputy Health Minister Rhona Brankin today announced the part time appointments of 137 general panel members and a further 17 medical panel members for the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. This takes the total number of medical panel members to 73.
The appointments will be from October 1, 2005, until September 30, 2010.
The daily fee will be £380.
The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland is a Non Departmental Public Body established by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, sponsored by the Scottish Executive Health Department.
The President of the Tribunal will play a key part in the initial set-up and ongoing directing of the Tribunal's hearings system.
The establishment of the Tribunal will mark a fundamental change in the way decisions are made about the long-term compulsory care and treatment of people in Scotland who suffer from mental disorders. Tribunal panels will consider both the compulsory powers sought and the plan of care proposed for the individual.
This Ministerial appointment followed the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland (OCPAS) Code of Practice, as a means of best practice.
All appointments are made on merit and political activity played no part in the selection process.