Amanda Duncan
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Recommendations
Recommendations (the sheriff's words)The Fire Brigade should review the standard command instructions and reinforce training especially with BA teams so that those who give and those who receive instructions have no scope in the future for such misunderstanding.
In any event, and for the avoidance of doubt henceforth, it is my very clear opinion that firefighters should be required on an annual basis to attend at a seminar conducted by a consultant pathologist of at least Dr.
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.