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New Council Chair installed in post
The new Council Chair, Lady Dorrian, has been installed as the first female Lord Justice Clerk at a ceremony held at Parliament House.
New Chair appointed
Lady Dorrian QC has been appointed as the new Lord Justice Clerk which, by virtue of the office, makes her the new Chair of the Council.
New sentencing resource
The Council has brought together comprehensive and easy to read information on sentencing practice in a bid to demystify the sentencing process in Scotland.
Lord President speaks on sentencing
Lord Carloway, the Lord President, spoke yesterday of the Council’s role in sentencing when he delivered the speech, 'Imprisonment in Scotland: towards a penological post-modernism’ to the Scottish Universities Insight Institute.
Allan Findlay new summary sheriff
Council member Allan Findlay has been appointed as one of Scotland’s first summary sheriffs.