Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Stuart Graham Foster

Reference 2B1579/06 Published 20 July 2007 Sheriff Sheriff Kathrine E C Mackie Sheriffdom Lothian and Borders Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 14 September 2007

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

If other tragedies are to be avoided society must change its attitude to the consumption of alcohol to excess.

Education about the harmful effects of alcohol and the unacceptability of persons in a state of intoxication must be a continuing process.

Consideration may need to be given to delivering the information contained in the Servewise course more frequently.

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.