Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Keane Grace Wallis Bennett

Reference EDI 14006538 Published 23 August 2017 Sheriff Sheriff Principal Mhairi M Stephen Sheriffdom Lothian and Borders Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 18 October 2017

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

All reasonable steps should be taken to reinforce that warning to ensure that measures are taken in both the public and private domain to assess the risk of the continued use of such walls with associated guidance on remedial measures which can be taken to promote safety and stability which failing safe and effective removal of such walls from use should follow.

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.