Chairman
Sheriff Principal John McInnes, QC
Members
| Mr Cliff Binning | Scottish Court Service |
| Mr Robin Christie | Stipendiary Magistrate, Glasgow District
Court |
| Mr Michael Conboy | Commission for Racial Equality |
| Mr Alistair Duff | Law Society of Scotland |
| Professor Peter Duff | School of Law, Aberdeen
University |
| Mr Tom Dysart | Assistant Procurator Fiscal,
Glasgow |
| Mrs Phyllis Hands | Principal Solicitor, North
Lanarkshire Council (District Court) |
| Mr Tim Huntingford | Chief Executive, West Dumbartonshire
Council |
| Sheriff Brian Lockhart | Vice-President, Sheriffs'
Association |
| Mr Jim McColl OBE | Chief Executive, Clyde Blowers
Ltd |
| Mr David McKenna | Chief Executive, Victim Support
Scotland |
| Mrs Helen Murray MBE | Justice of the Peace, Perth
Commission Area |
| Mr George Purcell JP | COSLA, Vice Chairman |
| Chief Constable David Strang QPM | Chief Constable, Dumfries and
Galloway Constabulary |
Mr Purcell left the Committee
following local authority elections in May 2003. Mr Conboy
resigned and was replaced by Mr Chris Oswald , also from
The Commission for Racial Equality, in November 2002.
The Committee met 23 times in formal
session, five of which involved 2-day sessions. There were
also three sub-groups set up to consider procedure in the
courts, alternatives to prosecution, and the administration
of the district courts. These sub-groups met on a number of
occasions and in addition there were many informal
discussions within
ad hoc groups of Committee members throughout its
deliberations.