Kevin West
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Recommendations
Recommendations (the sheriff's words)The lack of an effective system of supervision, resulting in his being able to operate in this way, was clearly a defect in the system of working which contributed to the accident. It was also a significant defect in that in construction work it may frequently be tempting to make the job easier by cutting corners and taking risks and given the potential consequences, it is of vital importance that there should be an effective system in place to ensure that this does not happen.
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.