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Fatal Accident Inquiries (Scotland)
26 determinations
149 recommendations
No mandatory response — implementation unknown
FAI determinations where the sheriff made recommendations to prevent future deaths, held under the 2016 Act. Unlike PFD reports, there is no mandatory response mechanism.
Determinations
5 Feb 2026
Other
David McClenaghan
· Park's Kia Showroom, Coatbridge
— 1 rec
Scottish Ambulance Service 29 Jan 2026 Workplace Andrew McCallum Pirie · Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire — 2 recs
Arboricultural Association 28 Jan 2026 Health Kerry Ann Finnigan · University Hospital Wishaw — 5 recs
NHS Lanarkshire NHS Scotland 4 Nov 2025 Custody Sarah Jane Riley · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP Perth, Separation and Reintegration Unit — 8 recs
Scottish Ministers SPS Tayside Health Board 15 Oct 2025 Health Sophia Evangeline Smith · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow — 2 recs
NHSGGC Public Health Scotland 1 Sep 2025 Custody Declan Gallacher; David Berry · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Clydebank Police Office; Govan Police Office — 7 recs
Police Scotland NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 1 Aug 2025 Other Shea John Ryan · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Drumchapel construction site, Glasgow — 8 recs
Health and Safety Executive Glasgow City Council Scottish local authorities 20 May 2025 Custody Jack McKenzie · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont — 7 recs
SPS 25 Apr 2025 Custody Brendan Reilly · North Strathclyde · HMP Kilmarnock — 2 recs
HMP Kilmarnock Scottish Ambulance Service 18 Mar 2025 Health Leo Lamont; Ellie McCormick; Mira-Belle Bosch · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · University Hospital Monklands; Wishaw General Hospital — 11 recs
NHS Lanarkshire Scottish Ambulance Service 17 Jan 2025 Custody Katie Allan; William Brown · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont — 25 recs
SPS 20 Dec 2024 Health Dr Sara Lilian Macrae · Lothian and Borders · Royal Edinburgh Hospital — 4 recs
NHS Lothian NHS Scotland 19 Dec 2024 Workplace Antonio Joao Da Silva Linares · South Strathclyde Dumfries and Galloway · Kilgallioch Wind Farm — 3 recs
Wind farm operators HSE 22 Oct 2024 Other Alexander Irvine · Lothian and Borders · Morningside Road, Edinburgh — 3 recs
UK Government DVLA 8 Mar 2024 Workplace John Wilson · Near Meikle Poo Craig, aboard fishing … — 1 rec
Fishing vessel owners and operators 27 Feb 2024 Custody Scott Andrew Ross · HMP Perth — 4 recs
NHS Tayside SPS 1 Jan 2024 Custody Peter Carter · Tayside Central and Fife · Forth Valley Royal Hospital (prisoner at … — 4 recs
NHS Forth Valley 11 Jan 2023 Other Simon Midgley; Richard John Dyson · North Strathclyde · Cameron House Hotel, Balloch — 6 recs
Hotel operators Scottish Government Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 1 Jan 2023 Health Linda Allan · Tayside Central and Fife · Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife — 8 recs
NHS Fife 1 Jan 2023 Custody Gary Ross · Tayside Central and Fife — 1 rec
SPS 2 Mar 2022 Workplace Paul Alliston; Martin Johnstone; Christopher Morrison · Grampian Highland and Islands · Mingulay Bay, Outer Hebrides — 3 recs
MCA Fishing industry supervisory bodies 21 Jan 2022 Health Leylan Forte · Tayside Central and Fife · Ambulance outside his home in Montrose — 1 rec
GP practices NHS 24 1 Jan 2021 Custody Xi Biao Huang · South Strathclyde Dumfries and Galloway · Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre — 14 recs
GEO Group NHS Lanarkshire Home Office 2 Oct 2020 Health Sophie Anne Parkinson · Tayside Central and Fife · Her home, Dundee — 3 recs
NHS Tayside CAMHS 9 Aug 2019 Custody Allan Stewart Marshall · Lothian and Borders · HMP Edinburgh, Segregation and Reintegration Unit — 13 recs
SPS 1 Jan 2019 Custody Robert Wagstaff · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont — 3 recs
SPS NHS
Scottish Ambulance Service 29 Jan 2026 Workplace Andrew McCallum Pirie · Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire — 2 recs
Arboricultural Association 28 Jan 2026 Health Kerry Ann Finnigan · University Hospital Wishaw — 5 recs
NHS Lanarkshire NHS Scotland 4 Nov 2025 Custody Sarah Jane Riley · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP Perth, Separation and Reintegration Unit — 8 recs
Scottish Ministers SPS Tayside Health Board 15 Oct 2025 Health Sophia Evangeline Smith · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow — 2 recs
NHSGGC Public Health Scotland 1 Sep 2025 Custody Declan Gallacher; David Berry · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Clydebank Police Office; Govan Police Office — 7 recs
Police Scotland NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 1 Aug 2025 Other Shea John Ryan · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Drumchapel construction site, Glasgow — 8 recs
Health and Safety Executive Glasgow City Council Scottish local authorities 20 May 2025 Custody Jack McKenzie · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont — 7 recs
SPS 25 Apr 2025 Custody Brendan Reilly · North Strathclyde · HMP Kilmarnock — 2 recs
HMP Kilmarnock Scottish Ambulance Service 18 Mar 2025 Health Leo Lamont; Ellie McCormick; Mira-Belle Bosch · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · University Hospital Monklands; Wishaw General Hospital — 11 recs
NHS Lanarkshire Scottish Ambulance Service 17 Jan 2025 Custody Katie Allan; William Brown · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont — 25 recs
SPS 20 Dec 2024 Health Dr Sara Lilian Macrae · Lothian and Borders · Royal Edinburgh Hospital — 4 recs
NHS Lothian NHS Scotland 19 Dec 2024 Workplace Antonio Joao Da Silva Linares · South Strathclyde Dumfries and Galloway · Kilgallioch Wind Farm — 3 recs
Wind farm operators HSE 22 Oct 2024 Other Alexander Irvine · Lothian and Borders · Morningside Road, Edinburgh — 3 recs
UK Government DVLA 8 Mar 2024 Workplace John Wilson · Near Meikle Poo Craig, aboard fishing … — 1 rec
Fishing vessel owners and operators 27 Feb 2024 Custody Scott Andrew Ross · HMP Perth — 4 recs
NHS Tayside SPS 1 Jan 2024 Custody Peter Carter · Tayside Central and Fife · Forth Valley Royal Hospital (prisoner at … — 4 recs
NHS Forth Valley 11 Jan 2023 Other Simon Midgley; Richard John Dyson · North Strathclyde · Cameron House Hotel, Balloch — 6 recs
Hotel operators Scottish Government Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 1 Jan 2023 Health Linda Allan · Tayside Central and Fife · Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife — 8 recs
NHS Fife 1 Jan 2023 Custody Gary Ross · Tayside Central and Fife — 1 rec
SPS 2 Mar 2022 Workplace Paul Alliston; Martin Johnstone; Christopher Morrison · Grampian Highland and Islands · Mingulay Bay, Outer Hebrides — 3 recs
MCA Fishing industry supervisory bodies 21 Jan 2022 Health Leylan Forte · Tayside Central and Fife · Ambulance outside his home in Montrose — 1 rec
GP practices NHS 24 1 Jan 2021 Custody Xi Biao Huang · South Strathclyde Dumfries and Galloway · Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre — 14 recs
GEO Group NHS Lanarkshire Home Office 2 Oct 2020 Health Sophie Anne Parkinson · Tayside Central and Fife · Her home, Dundee — 3 recs
NHS Tayside CAMHS 9 Aug 2019 Custody Allan Stewart Marshall · Lothian and Borders · HMP Edinburgh, Segregation and Reintegration Unit — 13 recs
SPS 1 Jan 2019 Custody Robert Wagstaff · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont — 3 recs
SPS NHS
By sector
| Sector | Determinations |
|---|---|
| Custody | 11 |
| Health | 7 |
| Workplace | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
FAI determinations are published by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. This tracker covers only FAIs where the sheriff made recommendations.