Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Full title

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC

Name

Patricia Scotland

Party/group

Labour

Joined the Lords

30 October 1997

Contact details

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 0207 219 5353
Fax: 0207 219 5979
contactholmember@parliament.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Post Date
Attorney General 2007-10
Minister of State (Home Office) (Crime Reduction) 2007-07
Minister of State (Home Office) (Criminal Justice and Offender Management) 2003-07
Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department) 2001-03
Committee House Date
Communications Committee (L) Lords 2013-
Privileges and Conduct, Committee for (L) Lords 2011-

Register of Interests

  • 1: Directorships

    • Director, Just Resolutions Limited (Member's own company providing private consultancy services, including legal advice (see category 4(a)); the company is not trading at present, and any income would not be paid to the company but to the Member's Chambers at 4 Paper Buildings (see category 2)

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Queen's Counsel in practice at 4 Paper Buildings, Temple, London, EC4
    • Member, Judicial and Legal Services Commission, Cayman Islands

  • 4: Shareholdings (a)

    • Sole shareholder, Just Resolutions Limited (Member's private company, not trading at present)

  • 6: Sponsorship

    • Parliamentary Researcher and Private Secretary provided by Lord Evans of Watford/Newsdesk Media

  • 7: Overseas visits

    • Visit to Rome and Milan, Italy, 28 May - 3 June 2013, to engage in meetings related to the charity I founded (Eliminate Domestic Violence Global Coalition); flights provided by British Airways as part of their corporate social responsibility programme; accommodation in Rome was provided by British Embassy and in Milan by University of Milan-Bicocca
    • Visit to Jordan, 15-22 June 2013, to engage in a law reform project under the auspices of European Council and UK Ministry of Justice; flights and accommodation were provided by these sources
    • Visit to Cayman Islands, 4-8 December 2012, regarding Judicial and Legal Services Commission; travel and accommodation provided by Cayman Islands government
    • Visit to Qatar, 18-21 May 2013, as part of UK plc delegation to Qatar Forum; travel and accommodation provided by Qatari Ambassador to UK

  • 10: Non-financial interests (a)

    • Chair, National Catholic Safeguarding Commission
    • Deputy High Court Judge and Recorder
    • Pro-bono consultant, Newsdesk Media

  • 10: Non-financial interests (b)

    • Bencher, Middle Temple

  • 10: Non-financial interests (d)

    • Member, Thomas More Society
    • Member, Lawyers' Christian Fellowship

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • Trustee, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Trust
    • Governor, Royal Shakespeare Company
    • Vice President, Chatham House
    • HMG Trade Envoy for South Africa
    • Founder, Eliminate Domestic Violence Global Coalition
    • Founder, Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence

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