§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland who are the members currently appointed to the Parole Board; and what is their term of appointment and their remuneration.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is as follows:
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Members Year of first appointment Designation W. T. Finlayson 1991 Treatment of offenders Former HM Deputy Chief Inspector of Prison, former Governor, HM Prison, Comton Vale The Very Rev. G. J. T. Forbes 1991 Independent Provost, St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh Ms J. Freeman 1994 Independent Director, APEX Trust Mrs. D. Hutton 1993 Independent Chairman, Scottish Consumer Council Mrs. M. B. Kernohan 1992 Independent Former Procurator Fiscal Dr. J. J. McManus 1988 Criminologist Senior Lecturer in Law, Dundee University The Hon. Lord Milligan 1992 Judicial Senator of the College of Justice Sheriff Gordon Shiach 1991 Judicial Sheriff, Edinburgh Dr. P. Whatmore 1994 Psychiatrist Former Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist Members are appointed initially for a three-year term—unless otherwise specified and can be reappointed.
Members are remunerated on a fee-paid basis. Fees are payable for each meeting attended plus a further 1½ fee for the reading time involved in preparing for meetings. Fees are also payable for other Parole Board-related activities such as interviewing prisoners, representing the board at meetings etc. Rates of fees are:
Serving judicial members of the board do not receive fees.
- Chairman—£211.
- Psychiatric members—£217.40.
- Lay members—£141.