Source · Scotland · Fatal Accident Inquiry
Graham Greig Paterson
Scotland · FAI
Reference: 2014FAI37
Published: 4 Dec 2014
Sheriff: Sheriff Principal Derek C W Pyle
Sheriffdom: Grampian, Highland and Islands
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Court recommendations
Identified
Responses identified
0
8-week deadline
29 Jan 2015
Section 28 status
Response pending
Recommendations
(1) Consideration should be given by Scottish Government and relevant stakeholders to discovering a means, whether statutory or otherwise, to ensure that mountain guides in Scotland are properly qualified and equipped to provide a commercial mountain guiding service for adults.
(2) The relevant authorities should inform the public of the importance for amateur climbers and hill walkers of at least two members of any party being fully equipped to deal with the possibility of an accident occurring to the leading member of the party.
(2) The relevant authorities should inform the public of the importance for amateur climbers and hill walkers of at least two members of any party being fully equipped to deal with the possibility of an accident occurring to the leading member of the party.
Under section 28 of the 2016 Act, each recipient of a recommendation must respond within 8 weeks.
The window from publication ran to 29 January 2015.
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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
- 2014FAI37
- Published
- 4 December 2014
- Sheriff
- Sheriff Principal Derek C W Pyle
- Sheriffdom
- Grampian, Highland and Islands
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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.