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James Scott Miller

Scotland · FAI Reference: JED-B93-17 Published: 12 Jan 2018 Sheriff: Sheriff Peter Paterson Sheriffdom: Lothian and Borders View PDF
Court recommendations Identified
Responses identified 0
8-week deadline 9 Mar 2018
Section 28 status Response pending

Recommendations

I recommended that when doctors are advising patients who drive for a living they should decide if they are fit to drive for a living, not on the type of vehicle they drive or type of licence held by the patient.

In my view the DVLA should give further consideration to the distinctions currently used ie group entitlement and focus on the distinction of whether someone who drives on a full-time basis and drives for their living.
Under section 28 of the 2016 Act, each recipient of a recommendation must respond within 8 weeks. The window from publication ran to 9 March 2018. See how we track responses.

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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.

Determination details

Reference
JED-B93-17
Published
12 January 2018
Sheriff
Sheriff Peter Paterson
Sheriffdom
Lothian and Borders

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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.

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