The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 aims to protect people who lack capacity to make particular decisions, while also supporting their involvement in making decisions about their own lives as far as they are able. The resources in this section support applying the principles of the Act in practice: benefit, least-restrictive option, taking account of the person's wishes, consultation with relevant others, and encouraging the adult.
This webinar delves into the three-point criteria for Adult Support and Protection. It explores common challenges and dilemmas that professionals face when interpreting and applying the criteria.
Key topics covered are:
These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in February 2024. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
The theme of this webinar is rights, choices and decisions. The sessions are:
These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in October 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
The theme of this webinar is capacity and decision-making challenges. The sessions are:
This video, part of Dundee's bitesize video series on the Adults with Incapacity Act 2000, explains the role of the mental health officer (MHO).
This video, part of Dundee's bitesize video series on the Adults with Incapacity Act 2000, introduces the Act. It takes a close look at each principle of the Act, giving examples of applying these in practice.
The video also contains links to other resources.
This video, part of Dundee's bitesize video series on the Adults with Incapacity Act 2000, explains the role of the local authority in supervising private welfare guardians. It looks at what a private welfare guardian is, how someone becomes one, and why they are supervised by the local authority. It also covers situations where there is a concern about a welfare guardian, or if the welfare guardian no longer seems necessary.
The video also contains links to other resources.
This video, part of Dundee's bitesize video series on the Adults with Incapacity Act 2000, explains the role of the local authority when acting as welfare guardian for an adult. It covers what a welfare guardian is (and how a local authority can become one), a welfare guardian's powers, and how they work in practice. It also covers what happens when these powers don't work as intended, or when a welfare guardian's role ends. Issues of human rights and restrictions of liberty are considered throughout.
This video, part of Dundee's bitesize video series on the Adults with Incapacity Act 2000, explains power of attorney. It looks at what it is, how it is created, and who can act as power of attorney. It also considers how power of attorney is created, the safeguards that exist around the role, and how it may end.
The video also contains links to other resources.
This series of podcasts introduces different aspects of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. A wide range of people share their perspectives, learning and experiences.
Episodes include:
This document contains several tables, each of which provides short extracts from the Acts for comparison purposes. These include:
