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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.
For information on current considerations and activity, please contact scotland@rcpsych.ac.uk
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 |
| John Crichton | Mental Welfare Commission |
| Philip Crockett | Psychotherapy / Eating Disorders |
| Adam Daly | Managerial / Older Adult |
| David Findlay | Older Adult |
| Susanna Galea-Singer | Addictions |
| Jude Halford | Liaison |
| Jane Morris | Chair, RCPsychiS / Eating Disorders |
| Nida Munawar | Liaison |
| Christopher Pell | General Adult |
| Pradeep Pasupuleti | Forensic |
| Ganesan Rajagopal | ID |
| Gavin Third | Forensic |
| Jana de Villiers | ID / Forensic |
| Andrew Watson | Managerial / General Adult / Rehabilitation |
| Margaret White | ID |
| Laura Hudson | RCPsych, Head of Scotland |
| Jane Gordon | RCPsych Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Scotland |