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

Contact

Email: ChildrensRightsandParticipation@gov.scot

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