Sheriff Iain Fleming joins Scottish Sentencing Council

The Lord Justice General has appointed Sheriff Iain Fleming of the Sheriffdom of Glasgow & Strathkelvin as the new sheriff member on the Scottish Sentencing Council.

He replaces Sheriff Norman McFadyen, who has completed his five year term on the Council.

Following a career as a solicitor and solicitor advocate, Sheriff Fleming was appointed as a part time sheriff in 2005 and as a full time sheriff in 2014, serving in the Sheriffdom of North Strathclyde at Greenock until 2017, and since then in Glasgow Sheriff Court. As part of his duties in Glasgow he has presided at the problem-solving Alcohol Court since February 2018. He has also been a shrieval member of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland since 2011.

Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk and chair of the Scottish Sentencing Council commented: "Following a successful recruitment exercise I am delighted to welcome Sheriff Iain Fleming to the Scottish Sentencing Council. Sheriff Fleming has extensive experience both as a solicitor and a sheriff. His experience and knowledge of problem-solving courts and mental health issues will in particular be extremely helpful to the work of the Council.

"Sheriff Fleming joins us at a busy time for the Council as we finalise guidelines on the sentencing process and young people, while continuing our work on guidelines for offences of causing death by driving and sexual offences."