Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Gordon Stewart Lennon

Reference B75/10 Published 20 February 2012 Sheriff Sheriff Alasdair L. MacFadyen Sheriffdom Grampian, Highland and Islands Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 16 April 2012

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

[58] Because of that, I agree with the submission on behalf of the family that a recommendation be made that the police and Procurator Fiscal should review their policy on the investigation of vehicle collisions which do not occur on the public highway.

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.