The provisions which came into force from 24 January 2022, introduced: • A legislative requirement to consider the views or wishes and feelings of the of the client (insofar as practicable); • A legislative requirement to consider the views of anyone with an interest in their welfare or financial affairs where practicable; • A person-centred review period with mandatory requirement for review at least every 5 years; • The right for the client, or anyone with an interest in their welfare or financial affairs to request a new appointment or termination of an existing appointment; • The right to apply to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland for a review of appointment decisions; • Detailed statutory guidelines setting out the appointment processes, to be made publicly available, prepared and reviewed in consultation with key stakeholders; • A requirement to have regard to safeguarding principles drawn from the UNCRPD when preparing the guidelines; and • The requirement for appointees to take into account...