Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Anthony McMahon

Reference ED 2B 669/17 Published 7 March 2018 Sheriff Sheriff T Welsh Sheriffdom Lothian and Borders Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 2 May 2018

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

Be that as it may, I consider it, conscious as I am of the benefit of hindsight, unwise to allow any prisoner who is assessed as a suicide risk access to a belt. Such access is a fact relevant to this death which SPS may wish to consider.

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.