Daryl Malcolm Shearer
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Recommendations
Recommendations (the sheriff's words)But the point here is that it could easily have been avoided if Dr Campbell had written, or better still printed or typed, clear instructions in duplicate to the police to the effect that Mr Shearer should be taken to Raigmore Hospital the following morning to have his cheek x-rayed.
But I should have thought that a single form incorporating all the relevant information would be preferable, if only to avoid any subsequent doubt at an inquiry such as this.
But it is something that the police may wish to consider.
But here again I think that this is a matter that the police may wish to consider.
The important point here seems to me that, if the police are in any doubt about a prisoner’s medical condition, they should call a doctor without delay.
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.
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