Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Raymond Gavin

Reference KIL-B270-17 Published 16 March 2018 Sheriff Sheriff Principal Duncan L Murray Sheriffdom North Strathclyde Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 11 May 2018

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

It is recommended that NHS Ayrshire and Arran should give careful consideration to the requirements for the delivery of General Medical Practitioner services to the prisoners detained within HMP Kilmarnock and to the specification of the required services in the successor to the existing contract.

Under section 28 of the 2016 Act, each recipient of a recommendation must respond within 8 weeks. The 8-week window is counted from the publication date. See how we track responses.

Section 28 responses

Overall status, as assessed by this site: Response pending

No response has been identified on the case landing page yet. The 8-week window has closed without a published response or non-response notice.

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.