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Fatal Accident Inquiries (Scotland)
FAI determinations held under the 2016 Act, including those where the sheriff made recommendations to prevent future deaths. As with PFD reports in England and Wales, recipients of a recommendation have a statutory duty to respond within 8 weeks (section 28).
Determinations
23 Jun 2026
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Neil Hand
· Glasgow and Strathkelvin
· some point between 5
Response pending
16 Jun 2026
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Matthew Peter Burden
· Grampian, Highland and Islands
· Aberdeen
Response(s) published
4 May 2026
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David Sutherland
· Glasgow and Strathkelvin
· the morning of 11 January 2022 …
Response(s) published
1 May 2026
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Reese Fairgrieve
· Tayside, Central and Fife
· Cell 36, Bravo Hall, Floor 4, …
Response(s) published
15 Apr 2026
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Michael Charlton
· Glasgow and Strathkelvin
· HMP Barlinnie, 81 Lee Avenue, Glasgow, …
Response(s) published
9 Feb 2026
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James Osbourne Murray
· Lothian and Borders
· 17:26 hours
Response(s) published
9 Jan 2026
Workplace
Andrew McCallum Pirie
· Grampian, Highland and Islands
· Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire
Response(s) published
Arboricultural Association 5 Jan 2026 Other David McClenaghan · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway · Park's Kia Showroom, Coatbridge Non-response notice published
Scottish Ambulance Service 4 Dec 2025 — Anne Amos · Lothian and Borders Response(s) published 30 Oct 2025 Health Kerry Ann Finnigan · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway · University Hospital Wishaw Response(s) published
NHS Lanarkshire NHS Scotland 20 Oct 2025 Custody Sarah Jane Riley · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP Perth, Separation and Reintegration Unit Response(s) published
Scottish Ministers SPS Tayside Health Board 24 Sep 2025 Health Sophia Evangeline Smith · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow Response(s) published
NHSGGC Public Health Scotland 4 Sep 2025 — Alec John Cowie · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response(s) published 31 Jul 2025 Custody Declan Gallacher; David Berry · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Clydebank Police Office; Govan Police Office Response(s) published
Police Scotland NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 30 Jul 2025 Other Shea John Ryan · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Drumchapel construction site, Glasgow Some responses published
Health and Safety Executive Glasgow City Council Scottish local authorities 20 Jun 2025 — Harris James McDonell · Lothian and Borders Response(s) published 6 May 2025 Custody Jack McKenzie · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
SPS 6 May 2025 — Freya Murphy · Glasgow and Strathkelvin Response(s) published 14 Apr 2025 Custody Brendan Reilly · North Strathclyde · HMP Kilmarnock Response(s) published
HMP Kilmarnock Scottish Ambulance Service 21 Mar 2025 Custody Peter Carter · Tayside Central and Fife · Forth Valley Royal Hospital (prisoner at … Response(s) published
NHS Forth Valley 14 Mar 2025 Health Leo Lamont; Ellie McCormick; Mira-Belle Bosch · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · University Hospital Monklands; Wishaw General Hospital Response(s) published
NHS Lanarkshire Scottish Ambulance Service 16 Jan 2025 — Chloe Morrison · Grampian, Highland and Islands · Kerrowdown, approximately 0 Response(s) published 13 Jan 2025 Custody Katie Allan; William Brown · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
SPS 9 Dec 2024 Health Dr Sara Lilian Macrae · Lothian and Borders · Royal Edinburgh Hospital Non-response notice published
NHS Lothian NHS Scotland 4 Dec 2024 Workplace Antonio Joao Da Silva Linares · South Strathclyde Dumfries and Galloway · Kilgallioch Wind Farm Some responses published
Wind farm operators HSE 18 Oct 2024 Other Alexander Irvine · Lothian and Borders · Morningside Road, Edinburgh Response(s) published
UK Government DVLA 13 Aug 2024 — William Lothian · Lothian and Borders Response(s) published 31 May 2024 — Eric McLeod · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response pending 16 May 2024 — Jay Alexander Boyd · Tayside, Central and Fife Response(s) published 12 Feb 2024 Workplace John Wilson · Lothian and Borders · Near Meikle Poo Craig, aboard fishing … Response pending
Fishing vessel owners and operators 2 Feb 2024 — Scott Andrew Ross · Tayside, Central and Fife · cell A1, Hall, HMP Perth, 3 … Some responses published 18 Sep 2023 — Thomas Oliver Hill · Tayside, Central and Fife Response(s) published 4 Jul 2023 Custody Gary Ross · Tayside Central and Fife Response(s) published
SPS 8 Jun 2023 — John Norman Murray · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response(s) published 1 Jun 2023 Custody Xi Biao Huang · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway · the death of Mr Xi Biao … Response(s) published
GEO Group NHS Lanarkshire Home Office 4 Apr 2023 — James Kelly MacGregor · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway Response(s) published 30 Mar 2023 Health Linda Allan · Tayside Central and Fife · Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife Response(s) published
NHS Fife 20 Mar 2023 — Stephen Masson · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · HM Prison Barlinnie, Glasgow Response(s) published 23 Jan 2023 — Peter Gray · Lothian and Borders · 18:35 hrs Response pending 11 Jan 2023 Other Simon Midgley; Richard John Dyson · North Strathclyde · Cameron House Hotel, Balloch · 6 recs Response(s) published
Hotel operators Scottish Government Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 11 Jan 2023 Other Simon Midgley and Richard John Dyson · North Strathclyde · between 06 Response(s) published
Hotel operators Scottish Government Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 13 Sep 2022 — Pawel Kocik · Grampian, Highland and Islands · around 12 Response(s) published 8 Jun 2022 — Richard Angus Scott Farquhar · North Strathclyde Response(s) published 11 Apr 2022 — George Steen Docherty Gibson Bartlett · Grampian, Highland and Islands Non-response notice published 2 Mar 2022 Workplace Paul Alliston; Martin Johnstone; Christopher Morrison · Grampian Highland and Islands · Mingulay Bay, Outer Hebrides Response pending
MCA Fishing industry supervisory bodies 17 Feb 2022 — Pjero Kurida · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response pending 15 Dec 2021 — Przemyslaw Krawczyk - Duncan MacDougall · North Strathclyde Response pending 15 Dec 2021 Health Leylan Forte · Tayside Central and Fife · Ambulance outside his home in Montrose Non-response notice published
GP practices NHS 24 5 Aug 2021 — William Black · Grampian, Highland and Islands · approximately 13 Response pending 28 May 2021 — Philip Reid · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response pending
Arboricultural Association 5 Jan 2026 Other David McClenaghan · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway · Park's Kia Showroom, Coatbridge Non-response notice published
Scottish Ambulance Service 4 Dec 2025 — Anne Amos · Lothian and Borders Response(s) published 30 Oct 2025 Health Kerry Ann Finnigan · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway · University Hospital Wishaw Response(s) published
NHS Lanarkshire NHS Scotland 20 Oct 2025 Custody Sarah Jane Riley · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP Perth, Separation and Reintegration Unit Response(s) published
Scottish Ministers SPS Tayside Health Board 24 Sep 2025 Health Sophia Evangeline Smith · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow Response(s) published
NHSGGC Public Health Scotland 4 Sep 2025 — Alec John Cowie · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response(s) published 31 Jul 2025 Custody Declan Gallacher; David Berry · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Clydebank Police Office; Govan Police Office Response(s) published
Police Scotland NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 30 Jul 2025 Other Shea John Ryan · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Drumchapel construction site, Glasgow Some responses published
Health and Safety Executive Glasgow City Council Scottish local authorities 20 Jun 2025 — Harris James McDonell · Lothian and Borders Response(s) published 6 May 2025 Custody Jack McKenzie · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
SPS 6 May 2025 — Freya Murphy · Glasgow and Strathkelvin Response(s) published 14 Apr 2025 Custody Brendan Reilly · North Strathclyde · HMP Kilmarnock Response(s) published
HMP Kilmarnock Scottish Ambulance Service 21 Mar 2025 Custody Peter Carter · Tayside Central and Fife · Forth Valley Royal Hospital (prisoner at … Response(s) published
NHS Forth Valley 14 Mar 2025 Health Leo Lamont; Ellie McCormick; Mira-Belle Bosch · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · University Hospital Monklands; Wishaw General Hospital Response(s) published
NHS Lanarkshire Scottish Ambulance Service 16 Jan 2025 — Chloe Morrison · Grampian, Highland and Islands · Kerrowdown, approximately 0 Response(s) published 13 Jan 2025 Custody Katie Allan; William Brown · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
SPS 9 Dec 2024 Health Dr Sara Lilian Macrae · Lothian and Borders · Royal Edinburgh Hospital Non-response notice published
NHS Lothian NHS Scotland 4 Dec 2024 Workplace Antonio Joao Da Silva Linares · South Strathclyde Dumfries and Galloway · Kilgallioch Wind Farm Some responses published
Wind farm operators HSE 18 Oct 2024 Other Alexander Irvine · Lothian and Borders · Morningside Road, Edinburgh Response(s) published
UK Government DVLA 13 Aug 2024 — William Lothian · Lothian and Borders Response(s) published 31 May 2024 — Eric McLeod · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response pending 16 May 2024 — Jay Alexander Boyd · Tayside, Central and Fife Response(s) published 12 Feb 2024 Workplace John Wilson · Lothian and Borders · Near Meikle Poo Craig, aboard fishing … Response pending
Fishing vessel owners and operators 2 Feb 2024 — Scott Andrew Ross · Tayside, Central and Fife · cell A1, Hall, HMP Perth, 3 … Some responses published 18 Sep 2023 — Thomas Oliver Hill · Tayside, Central and Fife Response(s) published 4 Jul 2023 Custody Gary Ross · Tayside Central and Fife Response(s) published
SPS 8 Jun 2023 — John Norman Murray · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response(s) published 1 Jun 2023 Custody Xi Biao Huang · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway · the death of Mr Xi Biao … Response(s) published
GEO Group NHS Lanarkshire Home Office 4 Apr 2023 — James Kelly MacGregor · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway Response(s) published 30 Mar 2023 Health Linda Allan · Tayside Central and Fife · Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife Response(s) published
NHS Fife 20 Mar 2023 — Stephen Masson · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · HM Prison Barlinnie, Glasgow Response(s) published 23 Jan 2023 — Peter Gray · Lothian and Borders · 18:35 hrs Response pending 11 Jan 2023 Other Simon Midgley; Richard John Dyson · North Strathclyde · Cameron House Hotel, Balloch · 6 recs Response(s) published
Hotel operators Scottish Government Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 11 Jan 2023 Other Simon Midgley and Richard John Dyson · North Strathclyde · between 06 Response(s) published
Hotel operators Scottish Government Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 13 Sep 2022 — Pawel Kocik · Grampian, Highland and Islands · around 12 Response(s) published 8 Jun 2022 — Richard Angus Scott Farquhar · North Strathclyde Response(s) published 11 Apr 2022 — George Steen Docherty Gibson Bartlett · Grampian, Highland and Islands Non-response notice published 2 Mar 2022 Workplace Paul Alliston; Martin Johnstone; Christopher Morrison · Grampian Highland and Islands · Mingulay Bay, Outer Hebrides Response pending
MCA Fishing industry supervisory bodies 17 Feb 2022 — Pjero Kurida · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response pending 15 Dec 2021 — Przemyslaw Krawczyk - Duncan MacDougall · North Strathclyde Response pending 15 Dec 2021 Health Leylan Forte · Tayside Central and Fife · Ambulance outside his home in Montrose Non-response notice published
GP practices NHS 24 5 Aug 2021 — William Black · Grampian, Highland and Islands · approximately 13 Response pending 28 May 2021 — Philip Reid · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response pending
By sector
| Sector | Determinations |
|---|---|
| Custody | 12 |
| Health | 8 |
| Other | 5 |
| Workplace | 4 |
FAI determinations are published by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. See the full methodology for how determinations, recommendations and section 28 responses are identified and extracted.