Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

About us Our mission is to be a leading and independent voice in promoting a society where people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions are treated fairly, have their rights respected, and have appropriate support to live the life of their choice. We do this by empowering individuals and their families and carers, monitoring mental health and incapacity law, and influencing and challenging service providers and policy makers. Individuals may be vulnerable because they are less able, at times, to safeguard their own interests. They can have restrictions placed on them in order to receive care and treatment. When this happens, we make sure it is legal and ethical. We draw on our experience of health and social care, and the experience of people who use services and their carers/relatives. - The Commission was originally set up in 1960 under the Mental Health Act. Our duties are set out in current mental health and incapacity law. We are accountabl...