Scottish jury research: findings from a mock jury study

Annex K - Remit and membership of the Research Advisory Group

The remit of the Research Advisory Group was to:

• Monitor general progress of the research;
• Provide a forum for collaborative issues resolution;
• Keep policy and key stakeholders informed and provide an opportunity for them to discuss the research directly with the researchers;
• Provide a forum for researchers to explain the potential and the limits of the research;
• Assist researchers by providing advice, contacts, introductions and access to data where relevant;
• Advise, when appropriate, on technical (e.g. legal) aspects of the research;
• Advise on the content and presentation of the research reports;
• Provide feedback on interim and final reports (quality control);
• Advise on an appropriate dissemination strategy.

The membership of the Research Advisory Group was:

• Willie Cowan, Deputy Director Criminal Justice (Chair)
• Lesley Bagha, Head of Criminal Justice Reform & Licensing Unit (Deputy Chair)
• Karen Auchincloss, Criminal Justice Reform Team Leader (Policy Lead)
• Tamsyn Wilson, Senior Researcher, Justice Analytical Services (SG Contract Manager) / Catherine Bisset, Principal Researcher, Justice Analytical Services (SG Contract Manager)
• Kay McCorquodale, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
• Sheriff Duff, Judicial Institute
• Lord Turnbull
• John Scullion QC, Faculty of Advocates
• Anthony McGeehan, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• Michael Walker, Law Society of Scotland
• Lorraine Murray, Ipsos Mori (Deputy Managing Director)
• Rachel Ormston, Ipsos Mori (Research Director)
• Professor Fiona Leverick, University of Glasgow
• Professor James Chalmers, University of Glasgow
• Professor Vanessa Munro, University of Warwick

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