Police powers review group members and scope set out
Fourteen members covering a diverse range of interests have now been named to assist solicitor advocate John Scott QC in his review of the exercise of police powers in enforcing the coronavirus restrictions on movement.
The Independent Advisory Group, commissioned by Chief Constable Iain Livingstone, now comprises in addition to Mr Scott:
- Susan Kemp, commissioner, Scottish Human Rights Commission;
- Professor Susan McVie OBE FRSE, Chair of Quantitative Criminology within the University of Edinburgh School of Law;
- Alastair Pringle, executive director at the Equality & Human Rights Commission;
- Ephraim Borowski MBE, chair of Police Scotland’s National Independent Strategic Advisory Group;
- Naomi McAuliffe, programme director Scotland, Amnesty International;
- Bruce Adamson, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland;
- John T Logue, Deputy Crown Agent Operational Support, Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service;
- Martyn Evans, Scottish Police Authority board member;
- DCC Will Kerr, Police Scotland;
- Gill Imery QPM, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland;
- Tressa Burke, Glasgow Disability Alliance;
- Aamer Anwar, solicitor and human rights campaigner;
- Dr Catriona Stewart OBE, Scottish Women’s Autism Network; and
- Dr Elizabeth Kelly, NHS.
Its terms of reference (click here for full version) cover ensuring that the use any the police of their powers is compliant "both in application and spirit" with human rights principles and legal obligations, the values of Police Scotland – integrity, fairness and respect – and its "safety and wellbeing" remit in the Police and Fire Reform Act (Scotland) 2012, and the purpose of the 2020 Act and Regulations, namely safeguarding
public health.
The first appointees to the group initially met by teleconference on 16 April to discuss the need for further members and the draft terms of reference.