Independent Advocacy Perth & Kinross (IAPK) provide individual issue-based independent advocacy for adults and children, including:
- New Scots
- Unpaid Carers
- People who use substances
- Prisoners in HMPs Perth and Castle Huntly
- Patients in Rohallion Secure Care Clinic
They support individuals with a right to access independent advocacy as per Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
They provide non-instructed independent advocacy to adults and children.
They provide independent advocacy to children and young people going through children’s hearings.
They provide independent collective advocacy for New Scots and patients residing in Rohallion Secure Care Clinic.
IAPK prioritises cases with short Term Detentions due to appeal rights and the short time scale placed on detentions. They specialise in Mental Health Tribunals & Children’s Hearing Advocacy.
Additional info:
One to one issue based advocacy to:
• Adults with mental health issues, learning disability, dementia
• Carers
• Prisoners at HMP Perth and HMP Castle Huntly
• Children and young people with mental health problems and learning disabilities
• Children and Young People who are ‘looked after’ and live at home
• People under the Adult Support & Protection Act
• People under the Adults with Incapacity Act
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