CHAPTER 1: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This review was completed within the relatively short timescale of five months. That this was achieved is in large part due to the industry, professionalism and commitment to public safety of those whose views I sought and to whom I am deeply grateful for sharing their experience and expertise so generously.
In thanking all those who responded to the consultation or who contributed carefully considered thoughts and suggestions, I would like to mention a few individuals who were of the greatest assistance to me in reaching my conclusions:
Lorna Gibbs, Robert Skey, Stuart Neill, Diane Lovie and Johann MacDougall in Scottish Resilience, Scottish Government; and Chief Superintendent David McCracken of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland.
Members of my Advisory Group:
Gus Brindle | Scottish Federation for Coarse Angling |
Saul Gardiner | Scottish Federation for Coarse Angling |
Waveney Crookes | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
Peter Cornall | Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents |
Alfie Ingram | Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland |
Wg Cdr Bob Lander | Royal Air Force |
Ian Rideout | British Red Cross |
Iain Campbell | Maritime & Coastguard Agency |
Neil Pattinson | Department for Food and Rural Affairs |
Colin Souter | Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland |
Richard Haigh | Chief Fire Officers' Association Scotland |
Andy Coueslant | Chief Fire Officers' Association Scotland |
Kathy Cameron | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
Alistair McNab | Health and Safety Executive |
Peter Wade | British Waterways |
Jason Burns-Sweeney | British Waterways Scotland |
The conclusions and recommendations in this report, together with any errors of fact that might remain, are my own.
Scottish Borders
November 2009