Reported sexual and mental abuse cases.
Dear State Hospitals Board For Scotland.
Under The Freedom Of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 of Our
Sovereign Lady Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, I hear-by make a formal and lawful request to state hospitals board for Scotland for the providing of the number of reported (alleged or proven) cases of sexual and mental abuse of
detained/sectioned patients in all state hospitals in Scotland reported by anybody.
Mr.[removed for privacy reasons]
Thank you for your request for information under the above named
legislation.
In compliance with the terms of the legislation I confirm I will respond
to you no later than 24 May 2010.
Regards
Kay McInally
FOI Officer
Dear Kay McInally.
Please can the board answer my FOI now, request as the lawful time limit to befour a response has ended,
Yours sincerely.
Mr.[removed for privacy reasons]
Dear Mr [removed for privacy reasons]
Please find attached the response on behalf of the Freedom of Information
Committee of the State Hospitals Board for Scotland.
I apologise for the delay in responding to you.
Yours sincerely
Kay McInally
FOI Officer
Christopher MacLean left an annotation ()
It opens for myself:
In summery it reads as follows:
5 accusations of sexual abuse were made to the board.
4 of which were not upheld and 1 was withdrawn.
The board then go on to say they have no means/obligation of recording mental abuse.
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Bryan left an annotation ()
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