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Under consideration PE2194: Amend the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act to prevent abuse of power of attorney
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 in line with recommendations of the Scott Review, to make it fit for purpose and to protect vulnerable adults from abuse of the use of powers of attorney.
Background information
During COVID it became evident that vulnerable adults were at risk of being abused. My mother Letty was one of those adults. In trying to improve things for her, I found myself at odds with her Power of Attorney.
I approached organisations including the Office of the Public Guardian and the Mental Welfare Commission. They advised me that the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 was not fit for purpose - the gaps within it did not adequately allow for thorough oversight of the Power of Attorney role. This remains the case.
In my quest for those most vulnerable adults to be protected I continue to call for a “Letty’s Law”, in remembrance of my late mother, and for the Act to be amended in line with recommendations of the Scott Review, to prevent abuse of Powers of Attorney.
2 signatures
This petition is now under consideration
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