Chair and Commissioners
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Judith Robertson
Chair
Judith Robertson is full time Chair of the Commission. Previously Programme Director of See Me, Judith has had long-standing involvement in social justice campaigning and advocating for the rights of many disadvantaged groups.
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Susan Kemp
Commissioner
Susan is a lawyer specialising in international criminal and human rights law. She has worked in Latin America, Africa and Europe providing technical assistance to state prosecutors and investigating human rights abuses.
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Alan Mitchell
Commissioner
Alan is a General Medical Practitioner at Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre and Member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT).
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Jane-Claire Judson
Commissioner
Jane-Claire is the Chief Executive Officer for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland. She was previously National Director for Diabetes Scotland. Jane-Claire is also currently a Board member at NHS Health Scotland.
Legal & Policy
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Kavita Chetty
Head of Strategy & Legal
Kavita leads and oversees the development and delivery of the Commission’s strategy and operations. Kavita is a qualified lawyer and an experienced human rights leader and practitioner.
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Barbara Bolton
Head of Legal & Policy
Barbara is a qualified lawyer. She leads the Commission’s Legal and Policy team. Barbara is experienced in litigation and has a background in human rights law.
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Cathy Asante
Legal Officer - Rights Based Approach
Cathy is a qualified solicitor and Legal Officer at the Commission. She leads the Commission’s work in promoting a human rights based approach. She is currently on maternity leave.
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Sarah Booth
Legal Officer - Rights Based Approach
Sarah is a qualified solicitor and Legal Officer at the Commission. She helps the Commission’s work in promoting a human rights based approach, with a current focus on health and social care.
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Eleanor Deeming
Legal Officer
Eleanor is a qualified solicitor and Legal Officer at the Commission. She provides legal and policy advice to support all of the Commission’s functions and leads the Commission’s work on social security.
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Alison Hosie
Research Officer
Alison is the research officer at the Commission. She supports the Commission's research needs by developing and managing external research contracts and undertaking primary and secondary research.
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Diego Quiroz
Policy & International Officer
Diego leads the Commission's work on legislative scrutiny and engagement with the international human rights system. Current work areas include biometrics, business and human rights, and climate justice.
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Lauren Bruce
Project Worker: Policy & International
Lauren carries out monitoring and tracking of policy, legislative and scrutiny processes and small-scale research at the Commission. She supports ongoing project and planning work across the team.
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Luis Felipe Yanes
Legal Policy Development Officer
Luis Felipe is an experienced expert in economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR). He provides legal policy advice on ESRC topics and supports the Commission’s work on the National Taskforce on Human Rights Leadership.
Communications & Engagement
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Emma Hutton
Head of Comms & Engagement
Emma leads the Commission's communications and engagement work including developing and overseeing strategy, managing our programme of work and leading the team.
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Judy Fladmark
Media and Communications Officer
Judy coordinates and carries out media, social media and wider communications activities for the Commission. She is an experienced producer and journalist and has previously worked for the BBC.
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Carolyn Scott
Digital Communications Officer
Carolyn develops digital and online content to raise awareness of human rights and the Commission's work. She has a background in journalism and communications in a range of contexts.
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Chloë Trew
Participation Officer
Chloë coordinates and delivers the Commission's work with people and organisations affected by the issues we work on. Her background is in human rights and participatory engagement.
Corporate Services
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Liz Gibb
Head of Corporate Services
Liz leads the Commission’s corporate services team, delivering a range of services that support the Commission’s work. She is a Chartered Accountant and is experienced in multi-disciplinary roles in a range of sectors.
The Head of Corporate Services leads a team of business support administrators that help the Commission's work through a range of services including finance, HR, governance support, information and records management, statutory compliance, IT and facilities. In addition to day-to-day service delivery, the Corporate Services team works to identify and deliver organisational development projects that contribute to the on-going performance of the organisation. The team is the first point of contact for people contacting the Commission.
The Commission's organisational structure is set out in this diagram.