Equality and Human Rights Commission Announces New Scotland Committee Members The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has today announced the appointment of three new members of its statutory Scotland Committee –Dr Donald Lyons, Colin Young and Des McNulty. The Scotland Committee sets the strategic direction and steers the Commissions work in Scotland through: • Developing the EHRCs Strategic and Corporate Plans, particularly in relation to Scotland • Developing and approving the Scotland Committees work programme • Advising on the exercise of the Commission’s functions where these affect Scotland Dr Donald Lyons joined the Mental Welfare Commission as Director (subsequently Chief Executive) in October 2003. He qualified in medicine in 1981and specialised in psychiatry, working in Glasgow and Nottingham. He became a Consultant in Psychiatry of Old Age in 1989. His special interests were new service models and the safe, ethical and effective use of medical treatments. As Clinical Director in Glasgow, he developed community mental health service for older people, served on various national committees and on the Council of Alzheimer Scotland Action on Dementia from 1994 to 2002. Donny’s work with the Mental Welfare Commission included many important reports relevant to the equality and human rights agenda. He has also served on the Executive of the UK National Preventive Mechanism under the UN Convention against Torture. He has represented the UK at Council of Europe and United Nations levels to promote the work done in the UK and give advice to other jurisdictions. Colin Young is the Senior Policy and Outcomes Officer for Self Directed Support at the Health and Social Care ALLIANCE. As part of the Changing Support Changing Lives initiative, Colin’s role is to build the connections between the Self Directed Support strategy and health improvement. Previously Colin was the Campaigns and Policy Officer for Children and Young People for Mencap in London. He led on Mencap’s responses to government consultations, prepared briefings for debates in both Houses of Parliament and delivered Mencaps key messages through the media. Until September 2013, Colin was a member of Equality 2025, a UK non-governmental department body advising the Westminster Government on disability issues. Colin is currently studying a PhD with the Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research at the University of Glasgow into the effect of childhood therapy on the identity of young disabled people. Des McNulty is the Associate Director of Policy Scotland. He is a sociologist and public policy specialist with 20 years experience in higher education. He has extensive experience of working with policy makers, having served at senior levels in local government, as a health board member, as an MSP, a committee Chair within the Scottish Parliament and as a Minister. He has recently been undertaking research with colleagues on media coverage of human rights. Des joined Glasgow University in September 2012 and his role is to develop links with research users, including policy makers, practitioners and organisations working on public policy issues and academics within the school and other colleagues in the College of Social Sciences and other Colleges in the University, increase awareness and uptake of research by policy makers and support the professional development of staff undertaking policy related research. Donald, Colin and Des join Committee Chair Kaliani Lyle and Elaine Noad, Neelam Bakshi, Morag McLaughlin and Louise Falconer.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:05:25 +0000
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