Short Life Working Group on Facilitating Peaceful Assemblies: report
The Short Life Working Group on Peaceful Processions in Scotland has reviewed processions in Scotland. The report uses the comparison between Northern Ireland and Scotland as a basis to discuss how well the legislative framework and related processes are working in Scotland.
Meetings
| Meeting No. | Purpose/type of meeting/event | Group members in attendance | Guests in attendance |
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| 1 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | None |
| 2 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | None |
| 3 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Dr Michael Rosie |
| 4a 4b |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Chief Superintendent Mark Sutherland; Superintendent Emma Croft Abdul Rahim; Sam Tedcastle |
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| 5 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans; Scottish Government officials |
| 6 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Brendan McAllister; Abdul Rahim; Sam Tedcastle |
| 7 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Mairi Miller; Gordon Fulton |
| 8 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | None |
| 9 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Cllrs: Kelly Parry, Laura Murtagh, Stephen Curran, Arthur Spurling, Angela Campbell, Annette Christie and Jim McMahon and COSLA officials Anil Gupta and Elisa Bevacqua |
| 10 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | None |
| -- |
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Full Working Group | N/A |
| 11 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Jim McHarg, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland Ian McNeil, Executive Officer |
| 12 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Cllr Susan Aitken |
| 13 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | None |
| 14a 14b |
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Full Working Group and Secretariat | Peter Osborne Sean Murray Norther Ireland Parades Commission Mervyn Gibson |
| 15 | Meetings in Derry:
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Full Working Group and Secretariat | Billy Moore Kenny McFarlane, Derek Moore, Brian Docherty, Steven Tolgrath, Donnacha McNiallias, and Maeve McLaughlin. |
| 16 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Gordon Fulton Mairi Miller Gerry Mahon Paul Guidi Richard Llewellyn Andrew Mitchell Michael Grenwell Claire Ferguson Elisa Bevacqua Graeme MacKenzie Geraldine McCann Michael Elsey Raymond Lynch |
| 17 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | None |
| 18 a b | Evidence gathering on experiences of the marches and parades processes:
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Janette Findlay and Tanveer Parnez. Dave Scott and Mark Adams |
| 19 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Will Kerr and Mark Sutherland |
| 20a b |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Sam Tedcastle, Abdul Rahim and Mike Waite. Keith Rutherford and Alistair Skene. |
| 21 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | None |
| -- |
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Lorraine Gillies and Graham Boyack | N/A |
| 22a 22b |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Jim McHarg, Ian McNeil, Iain Hunter, Ian Brown, George Wilson, and Derek Menzies. Mairi Millar and Gordon Fulton. |
| 23a 23b |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans Michael Rosie |
| 24 |
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Full Working Group and secretariat | Mairi Millar and Gordon Fulton. |