In its response, the Accountant in Bankruptcy (responding on behalf of the Scottish Government) explains that: -
any mental health moratorium brought forward under section 1 will be temporary,
however, given the purpose of the moratorium and the circumstances of those for which it is intended to offer protection, the Scottish Ministers’ preferred policy approach is to not fix a standard expiry period on the face of the Bill and instead allow for a tailored approach which reflects an individual debtor’s specific circumstances;
an expert working group is advising on the design of the moratorium, and it is moving towards favouring a two-stage approach which would comprise an individually tailored period whilst a debtor is receiving treatment, followed...