Overview
- The published terms of reference appear to confine scrutiny to the former Strathclyde Police rather than decisions taken after the national force was created in 2013.
- Ex-detective Gerry Gallacher alleges lies by serving officers delayed Iain Packer’s arrest and says a narrow remit masks continuity into Police Scotland.
- Margaret Caldwell says the plan could be a costly whitewash, noting Packer’s 2024 conviction and 36-year minimum term came nearly two decades after police first interviewed him.
- Lawyer Aamer Anwar and Gallacher urge Justice Secretary Angela Constance to expand the scope to include Police Scotland and post-2013 Crown Office decisions, citing the 2015 unlawful source-hunt.
- Constance says Police Scotland will be accountable for legacy actions, and the force says it will support Lord Scott’s inquiry.