Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

James Birnie Milne

Reference PER B7-15 Published 28 September 2015 Sheriff Sheriff S Collins Sheriffdom Tayside, Central and Fife Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 23 November 2015

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

Consideration should be given by Police Scotland to including, as an appropriate risk assessment question for persons presented at the charge bar, whether he or she has any medical or dental implants or plates.

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.