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The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995: new legislation for mentally disordered offenders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Derek Chiswick
Derek Chiswick*
Affiliation:
Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Place, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
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Abstract

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The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 came into force on 1 April 1996. It contains major new provisions in respect of defendants found insane, together with changes concerning other mentally disordered offenders.

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Medico-Legal
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , February 1997 , pp. 110 - 112
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

References

Scottish Home and Health Department and Crown Office (1975) Criminal Procedure in Scotland 2nd Report (Thomson) Cmnd 6218. Edinburgh: HMSO.Google Scholar
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