Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Brian James MacIver

Reference B171/15 Published 3 November 2015 Sheriff Sheriff David O Sutherland Sheriffdom Grampian, Highland and Islands Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 29 December 2015

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

There should be a joint initiative between the UK Government’s Health and Safety Executive and the Scottish Government’s Agriculture, Food and Rural Communities Directorate to provide further educational guidance in health and safety issues to the farming communities.

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.