Scotland
AvMA consistently called for a statutory duty of candour in Scotland but had been told by the Scottish Government that it was not necessary or it could not work. Interest in a duty of candour grew following the Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry and the Scottish duty of candour came into force in April 2018.
The statutory framework is set out in the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016.