James Alexander Mackay QPM retired as Deputy Chief Constable of Tayside Police in 2001.
He is especially interested in forensic science and has served on national committees particularly in the field of DNA in police investigation.
[2] Mackay's interim report on the matter was submitted to the Crown Office on 3 August 2000 and on its strength the four SCRO fingerprint experts were suspended and Scottish ministers were informed.
[3] In October 2000, Mackay submitted his final report, which concluded that SCRO had made a mistake yet had not owned up to it.
[5] The Commission completed its review on 28 June 2007 by referring Megrahi's to the High Court of Justiciary for his second appeal against conviction for the Lockerbie bombing.