Steven Taylor
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Recommendations
Recommendations (the sheriff's words)3. In terms of Section 6(1)(e) of the said Act, that the vulnerability assessment form completed by police custody security officers in respect of persons held in police custody should accompany such persons in addition to the Personal Escort Record.
4. In terms of Section 6(1)(e) of the said Act, that investigation should be carried out by the Scottish Prison Service into the establishment of an effective system whereby any concerns which may be held by persons visiting prisoners as to the wellbeing of prisoners, including concerns of self harm and suicide, can be brought to the attention of the appropriate prison staff.
5. In terms of section 6(1)(e) of the said Act, that such a system should include an effective method whereby visitors to the prison are made aware of the appropriate procedure to bring any such concerns for the wellbeing of prisoners to the attention of the appropriate prison staff.
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.