The Committee also heard from Dr Christopher Lawless, Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology at Durham University; Dr Hannah Graham, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) at the University of Stirling, and Dr Karen Richmond of the University of Strathclyde;
On 1 October, the Committee heard from Dr Ken Macdonald, Head of ICO Regions at the Information Commissioner’s Office; Al Duff, Professor of Information Policy at Edinburgh Napier University and a Member of NO2ID Edinburgh; Matthew Rice, Scotland Director at the Open Rights Group, and Judith Robertson, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission;
On 29 October, the Committee heard from Detective Chief Superintendent Sean Scott of Police Scotland and Tom Nelson, Director of Forensic Services at the Scottish Police Authority;
Finally, on 12 November, the Committee concluded its oral evidence taking by hearing from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf MSP...