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Expert Group on Corporate Homicide
15/04/2005
Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson today announced
membership of the Executive's expert group on corporate
homicide.
It will be chaired by Richard Scott, Head of Criminal
Justice Division at the Executive.
Members are:
- Ian Tasker - Health and Safety Officer, Scottish
Trades Union Congress
- Professor Russel Griggs - non executive director of
the IMES Group who specialises in onshore and offshore
health and safety issues. Representing the
Confederation of British Industry
- John Downie - Scottish Parliamentary Office,
Federation of Small Businesses
- Jim Brisbane - Deputy Crown Agent, Crown
Office
- Michael Clancy - Director of Legal Reform at the
Law Society
- Patrick McGuire - STUC legal advisor on issues
related to corporate killing and solicitor with legal
firm Thompsons
- Stewart Campbell - Director, Health and Safety
Executive Scotland
- Dave Whyte - lecturer at Stirling University with
particular interest in workplace safety crimes.
- Hazel Croall, Professor of Criminology at Glasgow
Caledonian University, an expert on white collar and
economic crime
- Karen Gillon, MSP
The group's remit is :
"To review the law in Scotland on corporate liability
for culpable homicide and to submit a report to the
Minister of Justice by the summer, taking into account the
proposals recently published by the Home Secretary."
Organisations with an interest in the issue were invited
by the Executive to nominate members. These included the
STUC, the CBI, the Crown Office and the Health and Safety
Executive.