Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Thomas Kilpatrick

Reference FAI-THOMAS-KILPATRICK Published 23 April 2009 Sheriff Sheriff G McCulloch Sheriffdom Tayside, Central and Fife Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 18 June 2009

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

There ought also to be proper considered and written guidance for dealing with the morning intercom calls when no response is received.

Whether he should have been allocated a place within this complex is another issue and it would be appropriate for very careful consideration, and assessment, to be carried out before such a person is allocated such a tenancy in the future.

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.