Jason Ritchie
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Recommendations
Recommendations (the sheriff's words)For the Medical in Possession Policy to be effective and efficient, the prison staff must be alert continuously to the dangers inherent in the self administration of drugs in line with the IP policy.
I nonetheless consider that it is a matter that should be, if not already, addressed by the prison authorities.
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.