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Criminal Court Rules Council
The Criminal Courts Rules Council was established under section 304 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
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Criminal Court Rules Council
Current Membership
The Lord Justice General
The Lord Justice Clerk
The Clerk of Justiciary (Graeme Marwick)
The Hon. Lord Turnbull
The Hon. Lady Dorrian
Sheriff Frank R Crowe
Sheriff John A Baird
Sheriff William Gilchrist
Frances J McMenamin QC (Member of the Faculty of Advocates)
Iain M Fleming (Solicitor)
Robert G Burnett (Solicitor)
David Shand (Sheriff Clerk)
Keith Stirling JP
Catriona Dalrymple (Crown Office)
Jennifer Harrower (Procurator Fiscal)
James Chalmers (University of Edinburgh)
Jim Andrews (Victim Support Scotland)
Donald McGillivray (Scottish Government)
Minutes of Meetings
2013
11 February
2012
15 October 2012
3 February
2011
17 October
6 June
28 February
2010
1 November
12 July
1 March
2009
29 June
23 February
2008
13 October
2007
15 October
23 April
2006
10 July
Functions
To keep under general review the procedures and practices of the courts exercising criminal jurisdiction in Scotland;
To consider and comment on any draft Act of Adjournal submitted to it by the High Court.
Membership criteria
The criteria for membership of the Council are set out in sections 304(2) and (3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. The Lord Justice General, the Lord Justice Clerk and the Clerk of Justiciary hold office ex officio.The other members of the Council are appointed by the Lord Justice General under section 304(2)(b) to (f). A further member is appointed by the Scottish Ministers under section 304(2)(f). Members, other than ex officio members, hold office for three years and are eligible for reappointment provided that they retain the qualifications for membership.
Secretariat
Kathryn MacGregor, Legal Secretary to the Lord President
Elise Traynor, Deputy Legal Secretary to the Lord President
Contact Information
Any suggestions for changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules should be directed to:
The Lord President’s Private Office,
Parliament House,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1RQ.
Meetings
Scheduled to take place on the following dates during each year:
•The second Monday in February
•The first Monday in June, and
•The third Monday in October
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