The information, published in response to a Freedom of Information request also reveals Police Scotland’s current Chief Constable Iain Livingstone – who once faced a case involving five allegations of sexual assault from a female colleague – retained his membership of the powerful lawyers lobby – the Law Society of Scotland.
It is worth noting, Chief Constable Iain Livingstone - a former solicitor - appears to have retained his Law Society membership – since joining the Police in the 1990’s, through the critical phase of the tribunal hearings into the sexual assault allegations during his time at Lothian & Borders Police - to his appointment as Chief Constable of Police Scotland, and to this date.
The declarations of interests by all officers, regardless of rank – also note Iain Livingstone’s position on the Scottish Sentencing Council – a quango created by the Scottish Government after the retirement of Lord Brian Gill – who once criticised the quango as politicial interference with the judiciary.
The Scottish Sentencing Council’s role is to create sentencing guidelines for the courts - and is currently headed by the Lord Justice Clerk – Lady Dorrian.
However, while the declarations are a welcome window on the interests of Scotland’s senior Police Officers, the lack of detail in comparison to information contained in registers of interest such as those required by Members of the Scottish Parliament – do raise questions any keen financial investigators would quickly notice – such as the flow of salaries, cash, assets and other business interests which may have been purposely placed in relatives names.
The declarations of interests o Police Scotland’s current top cops – which were supplied by Police Scotland’s ‘information unit’ only after an initial refusal to release the information, reveal the following:
CC Iain Livingstone:
Public Appointments:
Member - Independent Steering Group (Op Kenova), Reviewed Annually - No remuneration.
Member - Scottish Sentencing Council, Reviewed Annually - No remuneration.
No Financial and Business interests No Political activity No related party transactions No conflict of interest
DCC Fiona Taylor:
No Public Appointments
Financial and Business interests - Owns a flat which is let No Political activity No related party transactions No conflict of interest
ACC Bernard Higgins:
Public Appointments:
Trustee - Police Care UK (formerly known as Police Dependents Trust), May 2013 - Present - No remuneration.
Board Member - Euro 2020 Local Organising Committee, 2017 - Present - No remuneration
No Financial and Business interests No Political activity No related party transactions No conflict of interest
ACC Angela McLaren:
Public Appointments:
Trustee - The Police Treatment Centres, for a period of 3 years - No remuneration. - Companies House shows Appointed on: 01st December 2018.
Trustee - St George's Police Children Trust, for a period of 3 years - No remuneration. - Companies House shows appointed on 1st December 2018.
No Financial and Business interests No Political activity No related party transactions No conflict of interest
ACC Paul Anderson:
Public Appointments:
Chair Racing Committee, Scottish Canoe Association, 2019-2020 - No remuneration.
No Financial and Business interests No Political activity No related party transactions No conflict of interests
Other Executive Officers
DCC Johnny Gwynne (retired 15/03/2019 but in post at the date of request)
DCC Will Kerr, ACC Mark Williams, ACC John Hawkins, ACC Gillian MacDonald, ACC Alan Speirs, ACC Malcolm Graham, ACC Steve Johnson
No Public Appointments No Financial and Business interests No Political activity No related party transactions No conflict of interest
A previous media investigation into Police Officers interests in Scotland, revealed offices are required to declare their interests, with the information held on a database which can be accessed via Freedom of Information legislation.
The earlier report is published here: COPS & JOBBERS: Scotland’s 1,512 ‘Two Job’ Cops required to declare outside business interests – meanwhile 700+ strong Scots judiciary resist Holyrood probe calling for judges' register of interests
Police Service of Scotland Regulations 2013 - Business interests:
5.—(1) A constable must not have a business interest without the consent of— (a) the Authority, in the case of a senior officer; (b) the chief constable, in the case of any other constable, provided that, in the case of any such constable in whose case the chief constable has an interest otherwise than as chief constable, the chief constable must refer the matter to the Authority for it to consider whether to consent.
(2) If a constable acquires or is likely to acquire a business interest, the constable must forthwith give written notice of that interest to the chief constable or, in the case of a senior officer, the Authority.
(3) If a constable has a business interest and is appointed to the office of chief constable, deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable, the constable must forthwith give written notice of that interest to the Authority unless the constable has previously disclosed that interest to the Authority.
(4) An individual applying for appointment to the Police Service, other than an individual referred to in paragraph (5), must give written notice to the chief constable of any business interest which that individual has or is likely to acquire after appointment.
(5) An individual applying for appointment to the office of chief constable, deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable must give written notice to the Authority of any business interest which that individual has or is likely to acquire after appointment.
(6) An individual or constable is regarded as having a business interest if— (a) that individual or constable carries on any business or holds any office or employment for hire or gain (otherwise than as a constable) in the United Kingdom; (b) that individual or constable resides at any premises where any member of that individual’s or constable’s family keeps a shop or carries on any like business in Scotland; (c) that individual or constable holds, or any member of that individual’s or constable’s family living with that individual or constable holds, any licence, certificate or permit granted in pursuance of the laws relating to liquor licensing or betting and gaming or regulation of places of public entertainment in Scotland or has any pecuniary interest in such licence, certificate or permit; or (d) that individual’s or constable’s spouse (not being separated from that individual or constable), civil partner (not being separated from that individual or constable) or cohabitant (not being separated from that individual or constable) keeps a shop or carries on any like business in Scotland.
(7) For the purposes of this regulation— (a) “member of that individual’s or constable’s family” includes parent, son, daughter, dependant, brother, sister, spouse (not being separated from that individual or constable), civil partner (not being separated from that individual or constable) or cohabitant (not being separated from that individual or constable); and (b) “cohabitant” means a member of a couple consisting of— (i) a man and a woman who are living together as if they were husband and wife; or (ii) two individuals of the same sex who are living together as if they were civil partners.
COPS DECLARE, JUDGES CONCEAL:
While Police Officers have been required to declare their interests for a number of years, members of Scotland's judiciary continue to wage a bitter SEVEN YEAR campaign against proposals to require members of Scotland’s judiciary to declare their interests, and links to big business.
The salary scales of officers in Police Scotland - where all officers are required to declare their interests - show a Police Scotland constable can expect £26,037 per annum going up to £91,179 for a Chief Superintendent with 3 years experience to Assistant Chief Constables: £118,485 , Deputy Chief Constables: £174,741 and the Chief Constable: £214,404
However – Scotland;s judges have no such requirement to declare interests, despite huge judicial salaries which rank as the highest in all of Europe - skyrocketing from Sheriffs on £137,538 a year up to Sheriff Principals on £148,526 a year while judges of the Outer House of the Court of Session earn £185,197 a year and Inner House judges earning £210,876 per annum.
The Lord Justice Clerk (currently Lady Dorrian) earns £221,757 a year, and the Lord President (currently Lord Carloway, aka Colin Sutherland) earns £229,592 a year.
The proposal to bring greater transparency to Scotland’s judiciary - Petition PE1458: Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary - first debated at the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee in January 2013 – calls for the creation of a publicly available register of judicial interests – containing information on judges’ backgrounds, figures relating to personal wealth, undeclared earnings, business & family connections inside & outside of the legal profession, membership of organisations, property and land, offshore investments, hospitality, details on recusals and other information routinely lodged in registers of interest across all walks of public life in the UK and around the world.
A full debate on the proposal to require judges to declare their interests was held at the Scottish Parliament on 9 October 2014 - ending in a motion calling on the Scottish Government to create a register of judicial interests. The motion was overwhelmingly supported by MSPs from all political parties.
Previous articles on the lack of transparency within Scotland’s judiciary, investigations by Diary of Injustice including reports from the Sunday Herald and Sunday Mail newspapers, and video footage of debates at the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee can be found here : A Register of Interests for Scotland's Judiciary.
As you say, only the bare bones of any interests held and many covered (up?) by sweeping generalizations.
ReplyDeleteThat must change, and be brought in line with the same level of scrutiny required of MSPs.
As has long been recognized there is absolutely no reason why Scotland's Judges should not also be made to comply with the Register of Interests proposed by your petition, and it is clear that the MSPs responsible for moving the petition forward are deliberately delaying progress.
I wonder why?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-36055744
ReplyDeleteThey think they've got away: How to catch a historical sex offender
Alex Smith BBC News
Sex offenders think they'll get away with it. And often they do. Sometimes it can take years to bring them to justice, while others escape retribution altogether. So how do you go about making sure perpetrators of horrendous crimes committed in the distant past are caught and convicted?
As the years pass, abusers increasingly have the upper hand. Undetected, they can build up seemingly respectable lives
Coincidentally after you wrote about the Scottish Sentencing Council and membership of the Chief Constable (once accused of five allegations of serious sexual assault)
ReplyDeletehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48282245
New approach to sex sentencing rules in Scotland
Plans to make sentencing in sex cases more consistent and transparent have been set out by a senior judge.
Separate guidelines will look at rape, sexual assault, and indecent images of children rather than one covering all offences.
The Scottish Sentencing Council said the approach would cut down the time it takes to issue the first guidance.
But the focus on sex offences will delay work in other areas of sentencing such as environmental crime.
Calls for greater transparency in sex cases were made early this year after a teenager walked free from court despite being found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl.
He was found guilty of repeated sexual assaults but was granted an "absolute discharge" by a sheriff.
The case led to calls at Holyrood for new guidelines in the area to be prioritised.
The volume of sexual offence cases coming before the Scottish courts has increased in recent years.
Last year, the council, which was set up in 2015, committed to developing guidelines on sexual offences.
'Multiple guidelines'
It has now confirmed its intention to produce multiple guidelines on specific sexual offences, rather than one guideline covering all offences.
The proposals were confirmed by Scotland's second most senior judge, the Lord Justice Clerk Lady Dorrian in a letter to Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf.
Lady Dorrian, who chairs also the council, wrote: "Given the wide-ranging nature of sexual offending, the council has decided to develop multiple guidelines focusing on particular sexual offences, rather than a single guideline covering all offences.
"This will allow each topic to be given in-depth consideration, and for the first guidelines on sexual offending to be produced more quickly.
"Taking into account the information we have gathered to date, the council has decided to begin its work on sexual offences by developing sentencing guidelines in relation to rape, sexual assault, and indecent images of children."
The decision to prioritise guidelines on sexual offences means the council is having to delay the development of guidance on environmental and wildlife crime.
Lady Dorrian cautioned that it would take time for the sexual offences guidelines to be developed.
"We recognise the considerable interest in sentencing sexual offences, and we have listened carefully to views expressed by the public, judiciary, victim support organisations, the Scottish Parliament and others in considering how best to proceed," she said.
"Our priorities are always under review as new areas of work develop and, on balance, we consider that guidelines on sexual offences should take precedence over certain other areas of work at present.
"Specifically, we intend to de-prioritise the development of a guideline on environmental and wildlife offences during the current business plan period, in order to allow more resources to be allocated to work on sexual offences.
"However, our plans for issuing guidelines on the sentencing process, the sentencing of young people, and causing death by driving remain unchanged."
Judges and sheriffs have to take official guidelines into account when sentencing offenders in a relevant case.
Guidelines are put in place with a view to ensuring sentences are consistent, fair and proportionate.
You couldnt make this up
ReplyDeleteCherbi names the Chief Constable as a member of the Law Society and the Scottish Sentencing Council
remember this Chief Constable is the same man once accused of 5 allegations of serious sexual assault against a woman police officer
and a couple of days later the same Scottish Sentencing Council wheels out Lady Dorrian all over the newspapers and tv to say rapists and those who commit sexual assaults should be given lenient sentences!
What an absolutely sleazy judiciary we have and a disgrace to justice - especially for Dorrian to sit there next to THAT and say nothing
Nicola Sturgeon and her creepy nationalist mafia have turned Scotland into an absolute abomination - time they were voted OUT
never imagined Dorrian would be a willing coat hanger for the Chief Constable after the BBC shredded his reputation in that interview with Poling
ReplyDeletehttps://www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk/news-and-media/news/sentencing-guidelines-to-be-developed-on-rape-sexual-assault-and-indecent-images/
Sentencing guidelines to be developed on rape, sexual assault, and indecent images
The Scottish Sentencing Council will develop multiple guidelines on sexual offences, beginning with rape, sexual assault, and indecent images of children, Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk and Chair of the Council has announced.
The Council’s decision on the initial focus for its guidelines on sexual offences is contained in a letter from Lady Dorrian to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf, in which she also updates him on how the organisation’s work programme will be re-prioritised to place more emphasis on this topic.
The Council committed to developing guidelines on sexual offences in its 2018-2021 business plan, which was published in October last year.
In her letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Lady Dorrian said: “At its most recent meeting on 2 May 2019, the Council discussed its approach to the development of guidelines on sexual offences.
“Given the wide-ranging nature of sexual offending, the Council has decided to develop multiple guidelines focusing on particular sexual offences, rather than a single guideline covering all offences. This will allow each topic to be given in-depth consideration, and for the first guidelines on sexual offending to be produced more quickly.
“Taking into account the information we have gathered to date, the Council has decided to begin its work on sexual offences by developing sentencing guidelines in relation to rape, sexual assault, and indecent images of children.”
The Council has already carried out some preparatory work on sexual offences including holding discussions with the judiciary and victim support organisations to help it identify particular challenges in sentencing, priority areas for guidance, and topics for further research.
A stakeholder conference was held in 2018, which sought views from various organisations and individuals with an interest and experience in this area. A report from this conference has been published today.
The Council has also taken the decision to defer development of its planned guideline on environmental and wildlife crime in order to prioritise the sexual offences guidelines. It was noted that work in this area is at an early stage, and a delay may have been required in any case as a result of Scottish Government plans to increase penalties for wildlife crime following the recommendations of the Wildlife Crime Penalties Review Group.
Lady Dorrian added:
“We recognise the considerable interest in sentencing sexual offences, and we have listened carefully to views expressed by the public, judiciary, victim support organisations, the Scottish Parliament and others in considering how best to proceed. Our priorities are always under review as new areas of work develop and, on balance, we consider that guidelines on sexual offences should take precedence over certain other areas of work at present.
“Specifically, we intend to deprioritise the development of a guideline on environmental and wildlife offences during the current business plan period, in order to allow more resources to be allocated to work on sexual offences.
“However, our plans for issuing guidelines on the sentencing process, the sentencing of young people, and causing death by driving remain unchanged.
“While we recognise the desire to have sentencing guidelines on sexual offences in place as quickly as possible, as I have noted previously the potential impact of guidelines which have not been properly considered and tested would be considerable, both for individual cases and for the justice system as a whole. Taking the necessary time to get guidelines right is vital, especially when dealing with a wide ranging, sensitive, and complex area such as sexual offending.”
Sentencing council meets on 2nd of May to discuss and waits two weeks until the 16th to spin it out to the press in a very rushed format devoid of any detail or concrete decisions
ReplyDeleteseems to me the comments above are correct - your article on the Chief Constable on the Sentencing council prompted Dorrian to give another speech about how the judiciary and their chums are great and would rather rapists and abusers are off the hook from jail time
btw I agree with the comment about Nicola Sturgeon and how evil Scotland is becoming under her despotic rule
story going round the cops after hauled in for unfriendly chat
ReplyDeleteYou might want to check out a cyber crime specialist who works for PoliceScotland and Scottish Gov.
He was caught with over 200thou child abuse images instead of charges makes a deal with corruption unit to hack officers mobiles, email accounts and same of their partners to look for cops talking about senior officers and potential whistle blowers
up to you if publish or not
We all know how the Scottish justice system bends over to give medals and freedom to rapists and abusers.
ReplyDeleteJust ask Sheriff Sinclair and the poor little white boy found guilty of abusing a six year old girl
PERV'S FEARS Glasgow dental student who sexually assaulted girl, 6, calls in cops over ‘serious online threats’ as victim’s mum slams lack of ANY punishment
Pervert Christopher Daniel, 18, was found guilty of the vile sex attacks but was granted absolute discharge by a sheriff because of his promising career prospects
By Katy Pagan
31st January 2019, 7:02 pm
Updated: 31st January 2019, 8:39 pm
A GLASGOW dental student who sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl has called in cops after receiving "serious online threats".
Pervert Christopher Daniel, 18, touched the girl's private parts over her clothing on a number of occasions while he was aged between 15 and 17 and she was between six and eight.
He denied carrying out the vile sex attacks but was found guilty at Dumbarton Sheriff Court - before being handed an absolute discharge by Sheriff Gerard Sinclair.
It means Daniel walked away with no conviction and will not be placed on the sex offenders register.
Sheriff refused to punish 'immature' paedo because he abused six-year-old girl out of 'curiosity' and it would harm 'future career' as dentist
Now, the paedo teen's lawyers have revealed fears for his safety since the story hit headlines.
A spokesman for Beltrami & Co said: "Our client's family appreciate the genuine sensitivity of this issue and have no wish to cause further upset to the victim's family.
"Christopher is however their teenage son and they wish to protect him.
"Over the past few days he has received a number of serious threats on social media. These have been reported to Police Scotland.
He added: "The statement by Judiciary Scotland today has disclosed confidential medical information about him.
"The family have engaged extensively with Social Services since July, including actively seeking and attending counselling services.
"Beltrami & Co ask that the age and vulnerability of those involved in this case is considered by all who wish to comment."
In his written ruling, Sheriff Sinclair said the perv was “immature and socially awkward” and unlikely to re-offend.
He also noted that a conviction could damage his career prospects.
But the victim's mum has slammed the lack of ANY punishment.
We told earlier how an STV investigation found the girl’s family were not allowed to see a report by the sheriff to the Crown Office explaining the “wholly exceptional” decision.
The family believe Daniel’s middle-class background, his educational attainment and career prospects helped convince the judge to impose a lenient disposal.
The victim’s mum told STV: “I have been left to guess the reason why, and when I have voiced my opinion to professionals of my theory they’ve said that is exactly what it will be.
"How is that justice? How does this teach anything to anybody that’s committing this crime?
At Dumbarton Sheriff Court, Sheriff Gerard Sinclair discharged absolutely Christopher Daniel after he was found guilty of sexual assault.
Circumstances of the offence
ReplyDeleteThe circumstances of the offence were that the family of the complainer was friendly with that of the accused, and would visit each other from time to time. During visits the complainer liked playing with the accused, who had a computer in his room. When they played on the computer she would often sit on the accused’s knee. Several times during visits he touched her on her vagina, placing his hand over her vaginal area. His hand was cupped and he would press it against that area. Whenever he did this she had clothes on, either leggings or tights or pants.
The complainer’s father described the accused as an intelligent, but quiet boy who seemed very young and immature. In the course of a meeting between the complainer’s mother, the accused’s parents and the accused, he initially denied, but later admitted, his actions. The complainer’s parents agreed not to contact the police at that time understanding that the accused was to obtain professional help, to which he was agreeable. However, subsequently believing that he was backtracking on, and changing the nature of, his admissions they decided to contact the police.
Sheriff’s disposal
ReplyDeleteThe Sheriff considered all the relevant factors, including the nature of the offence, the impact on the victim and others affected by the case and the particular circumstances of the accused.
As to the circumstances of the offence, the Sheriff considered that the actions, occurring on more than one occasion could not be classed as spontaneous. However, there had been no attempt to escalate the nature of the offending. In light of the evidence as to the immaturity of the accused, and the nature of the discussion during which he admitted his actions, the Sheriff considered the offence to be the result of an entirely inappropriate curiosity of an emotionally naive teenager rather than for the purpose of sexual gratification. The accused had appeared both noticeably immature and socially awkward, features confirmed by other evidence in the case. It was fortunate that the complainer appeared to have suffered no injury or long lasting effects.
It was clear that the complainer’s family held no ill will against the accused’s family. They indicated in their evidence that they were not seeking any form of retribution. Their main focus appeared to be a wish to have the accused admit his culpability and address his behaviour. The accused’s family were clearly a caring and supportive one who the sheriff considered would, in light of his verdict, wish to provide whatever support was necessary for their son.
The accused was a 17 year old, first offender. He had suffered considerable opprobrium, having been temporarily suspended from his university course. Since the matter had come to light, the accused had suffered seizures and had been diagnosed with epilepsy. During the trial he presented as someone who, with appropriate support and guidance, could become a valuable contributor to society. The Sheriff considered it unlikely that he would ever appear in court as an accused again. Any recorded conviction for this offence would have serious consequences in terms of the accused`s future career. On the authorities, this was also a relevant factor in deciding how to deal with the case. Any sentence would mean that he would probably be unable to continue his university course. The notification requirements of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 would automatically apply to a conviction for this offence unless an absolute discharge was granted.
Considering all of these factors, the Sheriff reached the conclusion that justice could be served in this case by taking the wholly exceptional decision not to pass sentence and to grant an absolute discharge.
"I’d love to sit down with the sheriff and say: ‘Can you please explain, am I missing something?’ I would get more if I went to a supermarket and stole something.”
The Crown Office informed the family that it intended to contest the decision after the trial, but the appeal was abandoned on January 4.
The family will now ask James Wolffe QC, the Lord Advocate, for answers over the sentencing decision.
We told earlier how celebs including Irvine Welsh and KT Tunstall have led calls for Daniel to be punished.
Trainspotting author Welsh quoted a reporter's tweet on the case and added: "Lock the f***** up."
Meanwhile, singer KT pleaded with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
She said: "So disappointed to read this. Guilty. Not even on the sex offenders register.
"I’m usually proud of how Scotland conducts itself on important issues. What can be done? This is no justice for the child, her family, or other kids he may go on to abuse."
@16 May 2019 at 17:11
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, any more info appreciated either by email or blog comment.
Oh yes the Sinclair-dental student sex abuse case and not even so much as a peep from old Lady Dorrian who likes to hang out with Lord Carloway all over Edinburgh and the world even.
ReplyDeleteWell I suppose we have to remember Scotland is in an era were the rulers are members of the super happy nationalistic fun rape club so really should not be surprised oor judges are facilitating the worst scum in society.
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/3820929/christopher-daniel-glasgow-paedophile-unpunished-sheriff-gerard-sinclair-police-online-threats-abuse-girl-6/
ReplyDeletePERV'S FEARS Glasgow dental student who sexually assaulted girl, 6, calls in cops over ‘serious online threats’ as victim’s mum slams lack of ANY punishment
Pervert Christopher Daniel, 18, was found guilty of the vile sex attacks but was granted absolute discharge by a sheriff because of his promising career prospects
By Katy Pagan
31st January 2019, 7:02 pm
Updated: 31st January 2019, 8:39 pm
A GLASGOW dental student who sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl has called in cops after receiving "serious online threats".
Pervert Christopher Daniel, 18, touched the girl's private parts over her clothing on a number of occasions while he was aged between 15 and 17 and she was between six and eight.
He denied carrying out the vile sex attacks but was found guilty at Dumbarton Sheriff Court - before being handed an absolute discharge by Sheriff Gerard Sinclair.
It means Daniel walked away with no conviction and will not be placed on the sex offenders register.
Sheriff refused to punish 'immature' paedo because he abused six-year-old girl out of 'curiosity' and it would harm 'future career' as dentist
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Oh yes am sure the Chief Constable and all of PoliceScotland made priority to the pervert's call for help
see who the pedofile's lawyers are? Beltrami and co
Do you know there is a Scotsman story from 2003 which talks up Livingstone and they even have the indecency to name the female officer victim?
ReplyDeleteAs far as I can see the Scotsman were the only paper to identify her and there is strangely no author name.A real hatchet job!
@ 16 May 2019 at 22:16
ReplyDeleteYes,I am aware of the article you refer to.
However, it was not unusual for that paper to be used as a platform to target anyone making accusations against politicians, the powerful and Police, people calling out injustice, or anyone taking on the likes of the Law Society of Scotland cult during the 2000's.
Several examples of this remain on the books - including private briefings to go after certain campaigners, and even an attempt to implicate a journalist in the attack on Leslie Cumming.
Nasty stuff, although the motive behind such articles are pretty visible now for all to see.
I bet if anyone asked Dorrian live on telly about the sexual assault allegations against Livingstone and why he is on the Sentencing Council she would go all rabid with the how dare you question our world leading judiciary and other bullshit her and Colin are well known for spouting at legal mafia events
ReplyDeleteMust say Peter you have the best handle going on Scots media and what they get up to when the vested interests crowd want a number done on someone.
ReplyDeleteI found the report on the Scotsman naming the officer who accused Livingstone of the sexual assaults.
After reading it and the discussion here I am in no doubt the paper went after the victim in the most shameless way possible.
In obedience to your commenting rules I will refrain from further.
would like to know name of the in-house perv hacking our phones on behalf of the paranoid schizophrenics as in Supt/higher
ReplyDelete@ 18 May 2019 at 17:07
ReplyDeletefits in with something else been looking at, will ensure written up when ready. Any further info from anyone relevant to the phone issue, or the article topic always welcome ...
I read in the Police Scotland FOI review they concealed Iain Livingstone's membership of the Scottish Sentencing Council from your original request but you knew and asked why it was not declared then eventually it was - in the review.
ReplyDeleteSo I wonder who came up with the idea of concealing his position on the Sentencing Council.Was it Police Scotland, one of their lawyers, or the Sentencing Council or the judiciary?
Someone did not want that coming out on Police Scotland headed paper.I note the date of the release 3 May - the day after Lady Dorrian's Sentencing Council club meet to discuss going easy on rapists and sex fiends - and then they publish their story on rapists should get easy sentences two days after you publish this story on the Chief Constable of the Law Society of Scotland and his membership of the same Sentencing Council.
Easy to join the dots when good journalists like yourself publish the material and evidence rather the half baked stories we are treated to in the numb media.