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MSPs deliver McKie case verdict | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
A parliamentary report into the Shirley McKie case has heavily criticised the management of the Scottish Fingerprint Service. | |
MSPs criticised the justice minister over Ms McKie's compensation deal and cleared fingerprint officers involved of acting maliciously. | |
The report concluded that significant weaknesses still need to be addressed. | |
The former detective received a £750,000 out-of-court settlement after being cleared of committing perjury. | |
Ms McKie, from Troon, Ayrshire, contested the opinion of experts from the fingerprint service. | |
The 11-month Holyrood inquiry was the longest and most complex mounted by MSPs to date. | |
Human resources | |
The report by the Justice 1 Committee said the fingerprint service had made significant progress in recent months towards the implementation of the Scottish Executive's Action Plan for Excellence | |
However, it said the service faces considerable challenges if it is to become a "centre of excellence". | |
The report said this plan should be strengthened in the areas of leadership and management, human resources, procedures and quality assurance. | |
The committee called for robust processes to deal with external challenges to fingerprint identification. | |
The report added that this would give staff confidence in exercising their professional judgement in difficult cases. |