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Vulnerable Witness Officer Pilot - Ayrshire Local

Vulnerable Witness Officer Pilot - Ayrshire Steering Group

Remit

Membership

Organisation

Name

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

John Dunn, Area Procurator Fiscal, Kilmarnock

Victim Information and Advice

Gordon Taylor (Kilmarnock office)

Clare Giltinan, (Ayr office)

Scottish Children's Reporter Administration

Karen Wallace, Authority Reporter, Kilmarnock

Iain Mitchell, Authority Reporter, Irvine

Scottish Court Service

Olwyn McShane, Sheriff Clerk, Ayr

Alan Johnston Sheriff Clerk, Kilmarnock

North Ayrshire Council

Colin Thomson (Community Care)

David MacRitchie (lead) (Children and Families)

East Ayrshire Council

Stuart Bates, Children and Families Manager

South Ayrshire Council

Jim Hunter, Criminal Justice Manager,

June Gardiner, Child Protection Co-ordinator

Strathclyde Police

Hamish Cormack, Divisonal Commander

Victim Support Scotland/ Witness Service

Josephine McKenzie, VSS Operations Manager, Srathclyde West

Kilmarnock Faculty of Solicitors

Brian McCluskey, Messrs Bannatyne and Campbell

Ayr Faculty of Solicitors

Peter Lockhart

Convenor, Sheriff Court Committee

Voluntary sector (children or vulnerable adult witnesses)

To be identified

Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board

Paul Gillius, Team Leader, Community Forensic Health Service

Scottish Executive

Alistair McKie, Ayrshire Vulnerable Witness Officer

Scottish Executive

David Fennessey (Secretary)

Isobel Gifford (Admin support)

Minutes

1st meeting held on 16 January 2006

2nd meeting held on 7 April 2006

3rd meeting held on 2 June 2006

4th meeting held on 22 September 2006

Page updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2007