Leslie Scarman

Leslie Scarman, Baron Scarman, PC (born 29 July 1911), is a retired Law Lord, and now a cross bench member of the House of Lords.

As a judge, Scarman's career was controversial. He is best known for producing a report on the causes of the race riots in Brixton in 1981. He was created an OBE in 1966 and later knighted.

In 1991 he set up the Scarman Trust.

External link

BBC News on the Scarman Report (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/3631579.stm)
The Scarman Trust web site (http://www.thescarmantrust.org/)

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