Advisory Group on Biometric Data
Section 33(1) of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 provides that the Commissioner must establish and maintain an Advisory Group. The purpose of the group is to give advice and information to the Commissioner about matters relating to the Commissioner’s functions.
The members of the group are determined by the Commissioner, subject to the approval of the Parliamentary Corporation as to the number of members, the persons to be appointed, and any remuneration or expenses.
Professor Niamh Nic Daeid
Director of Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science
Dr Brian Plastow
The Commissioner
Fiona Douglas
Director of Forensic Services
Brian McInulty
Assistant Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland
Gillian Jones
Head of Biometrics
TBC
Detective Chief Superintendent, Head of Local Crime and Specialist Crime Support
Phil Chapman
Director of Operations, PIRC
Mhairi Morrison
Procurator Fiscal, Head of National Initial Case Processing
Gina Wilson
Head of Strategy
Eleanor Deeming
Calum Dundas
Chief Data Officer
Scott Ross
Head of Change & Operational Scrutiny
Professor Shannon Vallor
Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI)
Dr Diana Miranda
Senior Lecturer in Criminology - Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research
Professor William Webster
Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
Jenny Brotchie
ICO Principal, Scotland
Cheryl Glen
Director
Karen McBride
Subject Matter Expert