Adults with Incapacity

Glasgow City Council has a series of duties to fulfil under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. These include providing advice and information to people functioning under the Act to help or support a friend, relative or professional person. The duties include, among others, helping and supporting people who are welfare guardians and investigating situations where people who cannot make their own decisions might be at risk.

Social Work Services responsibilities

In relation to adults with an incapacity we have a responsibility to:

• assess and arrange services for people according to what they need 
• encourage and develop a variety of services to respond to what people need

Social Work Services can arrange and pay for services for adults with an incapacity to be provided by the City Council, voluntary organisations, private agencies, and self-help groups.

For information on how to contact your local social work office see How to Access Services.

Apart from initial information and advice it is usually necessary to be assessed for a service. There is no charge for assessment but for some services, for example, home care, there may be a charge, but this normally depends on your income. For more information on assessments see What is an assessment.

Information on services available is available in leaflet format. These are available in portable document format for downloading and require Adobe Acrobat software to access them.  The Adobe Acrobat reader can be downloaded for free from the Adobe web site