The Millan Committee website can be visited at www.scotland.gov.uk. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION OVERARCHING PRINCIPLES Difficulty of getting help from GPs Difficulty of getting admission to hospital Experience of 'sectioning' DEFINITION OF MENTAL DISORDER Defined on basis of need or diagnosis Personality disorder COMPULSORY MEASURES Police involvement Place of safety Time limits for detention Review/legal challenge Review of 72-hour Section Compulsory treatment Where should compulsory treatment be carried out VOLUNTARY PATIENTS Protection of voluntary patients ADVOCACY SERVICES Legal rights to services RELATIVES AND CARERS Carers' rights to assessment of service user's mental health Rights of carers to have information Carers' legal right to ask for 2nd opinion on treatment Carers' rights to support for themselves Redefining 'nearest relative' INCAPABLE ADULTS (Health Issues) Advance Directives VULNERABLE ADULTS Exploitation/ Abuse