Event: (Un)Reasonable Adjustments? The Experience of the Vulnerable Accused in Scotland
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Are the special measures that currently exist for those accused of crime in Scotland with learning difficulties & autism, adequate? Do criminal courts in Scotland take appropriate steps to ensure the effective participation of vulnerable accused individuals?
Are lawyers, psychiatrists and psychologists helping or hindering each other and the court in this context?
On Friday 23 February from 10:00–12:00 a panel of medical and cognitive experts, practising lawyers, and those with front line experience of supporting those accused of crime who have learning difficulties or autism spectrum disorders, will discuss such matters at the University of Glasgow in Seminar Room 237A at the Advanced Research Centre.
This event is timely given the ongoing consultation on the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill by the Scottish government. The event is run in conjunction with the SOLD Network and registration begins at 09:30. No advance registration is required and attendance is free.
For further information, contact eamon.keane@glasgow.ac.uk.
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