Source · Scotland · Fatal Accident Inquiry
Andrew Hamilton
Scotland · FAI
Reference: B371/15
Published: 29 Sep 2016
Sheriff: Sheriff B A Mohan
Sheriffdom: South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway
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Court recommendations
Identified
Responses identified
0
8-week deadline
24 Nov 2016
Section 28 status
Response pending
Recommendations
1. That a number of defibrillator machines are made available in HMP Dumfries for emergency use by prison staff when the prison medical centre is closed.
2. That Scottish Prison Service (SPS) install and maintain a system of individual cell emergency alarms which is effective at all times.
3. That consideration should be given by SPS to enabling a prison doctor to have appropriate access to relevant prisoner medical records when advice is being provided by the doctor in relation to a prisoner from a location other than the prison.
2. That Scottish Prison Service (SPS) install and maintain a system of individual cell emergency alarms which is effective at all times.
3. That consideration should be given by SPS to enabling a prison doctor to have appropriate access to relevant prisoner medical records when advice is being provided by the doctor in relation to a prisoner from a location other than the prison.
Under section 28 of the 2016 Act, each recipient of a recommendation must respond within 8 weeks.
The window from publication ran to 24 November 2016.
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Section 28 responses
Response pendingNo 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
- B371/15
- Published
- 29 September 2016
- Sheriff
- Sheriff B A Mohan
- Sheriffdom
- South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway
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About FAIs
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.