Publication - Progress report
Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Domestic Law in Scotland Working Group: summary report
This is the summary report of discussions of the Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Domestic Law in Scotland Working Group.
Annex B - Working Group Membership
Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Domestic Law in Scotland Working Group
| Member | Organisation | Perspective |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Chalmers | Scottish Government | Director, Children & Families, Chair |
| Mairi Macpherson | Scottish Government | Deputy Director, Creating Positive Futures, Chair |
| Dr Katie Boyle | Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law, University of Stirling | Individual, academic |
| Lynda Brabender QC | Westwater Advocates | Individual, legal |
| Michael Clancy OBE | Director, Law Reform, The Law Society of Scotland | Representative, legal |
| Nicola Dickie | Chief Officer, Children and Young People, COSLA | Representative, local government |
| David Duncan | Chief Superintendent, Head of Safer Communities, Police Scotland | Representative, policing |
| Juliet Harris | Director, Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) | Representative, 3rd sector |
| Dr Kenneth Meechan | Chair of FOI, Data Protection & Human Rights, Society of Local Authority Lawyers and Administrators in Scotland (SOLAR) | Representative, legal / local government |
| Dragan Nastic | Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor, UNICEF | Representative, UNICEF |
| Prof Aoife Nolan | Professor of International Human Rights Law, University of Nottingham | Individual, academic |
| Laura Pasternak | Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Scottish Youth Parliament | Representative, children and young people |
| Lucinda Rivers | Head of UNICEF UK in Scotland | Representative, UNICEF |
| Douglas Ross QC | Ampersand Advocates | Individual, legal |
| Hannah Ross | Policy Assistant, COSLA | Representative, local government |
| Norma Shippin | Director, Central Legal Office and Legal Adviser, NHS | Representative, health |
| Clare Simpson | Manager, Parenting Across Scotland | Representative, third sector, children and families |
| Suki Wan | Scottish Youth Parliament | Representative, young person |