Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Craig Currie, William Carty, Stephen Carty and Thomas Douglas

Reference FAI-CRAIG-CURRIE-WILLIAM-CARTY-STEPHEN-CARTY-AND-T Published 10 October 2011 Sheriff Sheriff W. Douglas Small Sheriffdom North Strathclyde Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 5 December 2011

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

And further recommends (i) That a register of local assistance which excludes the ambulance service be made up by Strathclyde Police and circulated to the emergency services and that the register includes the names of persons and equipment available to be called upon in an emergency rescue situation. (ii) That in the event of an emergency involving Strathclyde Police and the MCA, Strathclyde Police should provide MCA personnel with a police radio for communication purposes. (iii) That all Strathclyde Fire Service vehicles should be equipped with a lifejacket for each individual crew member. (4) (iv) That Strathclyde Fire and Rescue boats carry markers to assist in identifying areas of water from which debris or bodies of deceased are located. (v) That in a water based incident there be a protocol in place whereby there is communication between the boat crew and those crews in attendance at the location of the incident.

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.