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  • Scottish Parliament. Adult Support and Protection Legislation. Adult Support and Protection
    (Scotland) Act 2007 (legislation.gov.uk)
  • Baldacara, L., da Silva, A. G., Pereria, L. A., Malloy-Diniz, L. and Tung, T. C. (2021) The management of psychiatric emergencies in situations of public calamity. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 28 January 2021. 12. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.556792/full DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.556792  [Accessed 26/09/2022].
  • Scottish Government. Mental Health (Care and treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 code of practice volume 2 civil compulsory powers (parts 5,6,7 and 20) chapter 9 transfers: patients within scotland (part 7, chapter 6). 21 September 2005. Available from: https://www.gov.scot/publications/mental-health-care-treatment-scotland-act-2003-code-practice-volume-2-civil-compulsory-powers-parts-5-6-7-20/pages/8/
  • Scottish Government. National guidance for child protection in Scotland 2021 - updated 2023. Available from: https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-guidance-child-protection-scotland-2021-updated-2023/.
  • Scottish Parliament. Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act (2003 and 2015). Available from: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/contents.
  • Oxford Learner's Dictionaries. Available from: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/.
  • Sudarsanan, S., Chaudhury, S., Pawar, A. A., Salujha, S. K. and Srivastava, S. (2004) Psychiatric emergencies. Med J Armed Forces India. 2004 Jan; 60(1): 59–62. Published [online] 2011 Jul 21. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4923517/ doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80162-X [Accessed 26/09/2022].
  • Scottish Parliament. The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. Available from: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/4/contents

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