RCPsychiS Legislative Oversight Forum (LOF)
The College welcomes and fully supports efforts to review and reform the legislation in Scotland that will make improvements to mental health and incapacity law.
The LOF meets on a monthly basis to discuss current and proposed Holyrood Bills that could impact the practice of psychiatry in Scotland.
Below is a list of work, ongoing and previous, that the LOF has engaged in.
The Legislative Oversight Forum is currently considering the proposed Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill and Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.
The Legislative Oversight Forum was established in 2020 following a decree by Scotland Devolved Council.
The LOF is a gathering of highly experienced and knowledgeable psychiatrists who have daily experience of applying mental health incapacity and safe-guarding laws when providing care and treatment. It seeks to provide a point of reference within and outwith the College on the major legislative and legal changes being considered across mental health.
| Roger Smyth (Chair) | Liaison |
| Amal Al Sayegh | General Adult |
| Aileen Blower | CAMHS |
| Jo Brown | Forensic |
| Kevin Brown | CAMHS |
| Amanda Cotton | Managerial / General Adult |
| Arun Chopra | Mental Welfare Commission |
| John Crichton | Forensic |
| Philip Crocket | Psychotherapy / Eating Disorders |
| Adam Daly | Managerial / Older Adult |
| David Findlay | Older Adult |
| Jude Halford | Liaison |
| Brooke Marron | Trainee |
| Jane Morris | Chair, RCPsychiS / Eating Disorders |
| Prakash Shankar | Liaison |
| Jana de Villiers | ID / Forensic |
| Andrew Watson | Managerial / General Adult / Rehabilitation |
| Margaret White | ID |
| Tony Zigmond | Outwith Scotland |
| Laura Hudson | RCPsych National Manager, Scotland |
| Hew Edgar | RCPsych Policy and Campaigns Advisor, Scotland |