Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Dylan Evan Brian Stickle

Reference ABE-B81-07 Published 6 October 2009 Sheriff Sheriff J K Tierney Sheriffdom Grampian, Highland and Islands Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 1 December 2009

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

I realise that the doctor’s ACT risk assessment is but a part of a general health assessment but recommend that consideration be given to making the PER together with any accompanying information relevant to the issue of suicide or self harm (such as social work department or procurator fiscal letters) available to the examining doctor at least in cases where any of the documents discloses any concern on the part of any other person as to the risk of suicide, or discloses a recent event of attempted suicide or self harm.

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.