Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Leonard Alexander Whiteford Welsh

Reference EDI-B188/19 Published 17 April 2019 Sheriff Sheriff R B Weir Sheriffdom Lothian and Borders Date of death 24 December 2017 Location cell 69, Ingliston Hall, HM Prison, Edinburgh Cause of death metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinoma.

Recommendations

The sheriff made no recommendations under section 26(1)(b) of the 2016 Act in this determination.

About Fatal Accident Inquiries

Fatal Accident Inquiries are held under the 2016 Act before a sheriff. They are mandatory for deaths in custody and at work. The sheriff may make recommendations under s.26(1)(b); recipients must respond within 8 weeks under s.28. See the methodology page for detail.

Data: scotcourts.gov.uk.