| 0 | Ms Debra Allison Deputy Public Guardian Office of the Public Guardian With a background in training, Debra joined the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in January 2001 shortly before the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 came into force. She was promoted to the post of Deputy Public Guardian in late 2005. Over the years Debra has helped to shape OPG policy and procedure and has assisted innumerable financial guardians, both lay and professional, in the fulfilment of their statutory duties. |
| Colin McKay Chief Executive Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland Colin took up the post of Chief Executive of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland in April 2014. He worked in Scottish Government for 14 years, including 4 years working on mental health law reform, first as secretary to the Millan Committee, and then as Bill manager for the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. He also worked in Government on justice, strategy and public service reform. Previously he was a solicitor, and spent 10 years with ENABLE Scotland, where he led campaigning and policy work, established the ENABLE Trustee Service, and served as a Mental Welfare Commissioner for 2 years. He has a particular interest in the interface of law, care and ethics. | |
| 0 | Amanda Millar Associate McCash & Hunter LLP Amanda is a civil litigator and the first solicitor in Scotland to be Accredited as a Specialist in both Mental Health Law and Incapacity and Mental Disability Law. Amanda works in an empathic way with colleagues from a range of professions and clients to achieve excellent outcomes for those in need of support. Amanda is an experienced and open minded board level professional with corporate governance experience at national and local level. Amanda regularly challenge perceptions, the law and those who want to do things the way they have always been done in the interests of open-minded improvement. |
| Jim Pearrson Director of Public Policy Alzheimer Scotland Jim Pearson is Alzheimer Scotland's deputy director of policy and is currently responsible for all of Alzheimer Scotland's public policy engagement. This includes the involvement of people living with dementia through the Scottish Dementia Working Group and the National Dementia Carers Action Network. Jim has a background in welfare rights and has a particular interest in promoting and protecting the rights of people living with dementia. He played a significant role in developing Scotland's Charter of Rights for people with dementia and their carers, which puts human and other legal rights at the heart of each commitment of Scotland's first and second dementia strategies. Jim has recently completed an MBA at Glasgow Caledonian University. | |
| Mr Kenny Stevenson STEP– Chartered Financial Planner Towry Kenny Stevenson is a Financial Planner & Wealth Manager with Towry Ltd, based in the Edinburgh office and covering the Edinburgh and Fife areas. Starting his financial career as a Stockbroker he is now a Chartered Financial Planner and a Fellow of The Personal Finance Society. Working predominantly with busy professionals, private clients and their families he provides advice to help them make informed financial decisions to achieve financial success. Kenny specialises in financial planning and wealth advice. All financial planning needs are as individual as the client themselves but typically she is asked to advise on: • Retirement planning advice and changes in pension legislation. • Advice at Retirement – the mechanics of retirement and the different options available • Inheritance Tax planning and how best to pass wealth on to the family • Reviewing investments, savings, private pensions and life assurance • Education costs/Private school fees • Long term care planning | |
