Douglas John Armstrong
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Recommendations
Recommendations (the sheriff's words)On the matter of a check-in or buddy system for a lone worker, whilst it was suggested that such a system was not popular and could result in unnecessary searches where a lone worker omitted, as requested, to check in, I accepted the evidence of Mr Murray that such a system should be in place.
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.