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Fatal Accident Inquiries (Scotland)

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FAI determinations held under the 2016 Act, including those where the sheriff made recommendations to prevent future deaths. As with PFD reports in England and Wales, recipients of a recommendation have a statutory duty to respond within 8 weeks (section 28).

Determinations

Sheriff determinations with recommendations
23 Jun 2026 Neil Hand · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · some point between 5 Response pending 16 Jun 2026 Matthew Peter Burden · Grampian, Highland and Islands · Aberdeen Response(s) published 4 May 2026 David Sutherland · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · the morning of 11 January 2022 … Response(s) published 1 May 2026 Reese Fairgrieve · Tayside, Central and Fife · Cell 36, Bravo Hall, Floor 4, … Response(s) published 15 Apr 2026 Michael Charlton · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · HMP Barlinnie, 81 Lee Avenue, Glasgow, … Response(s) published 9 Feb 2026 James Osbourne Murray · Lothian and Borders · 17:26 hours Response(s) published 9 Jan 2026 Workplace Andrew McCallum Pirie · Grampian, Highland and Islands · Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire Response(s) published
Arboricultural Association
5 Jan 2026 Other David McClenaghan · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway · Park's Kia Showroom, Coatbridge Non-response notice published
Scottish Ambulance Service
4 Dec 2025 Anne Amos · Lothian and Borders Response(s) published 30 Oct 2025 Health Kerry Ann Finnigan · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway · University Hospital Wishaw Response(s) published
NHS Lanarkshire NHS Scotland
20 Oct 2025 Custody Sarah Jane Riley · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP Perth, Separation and Reintegration Unit Response(s) published
Scottish Ministers SPS Tayside Health Board
24 Sep 2025 Health Sophia Evangeline Smith · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow Response(s) published
NHSGGC Public Health Scotland
4 Sep 2025 Alec John Cowie · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response(s) published 31 Jul 2025 Custody Declan Gallacher; David Berry · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Clydebank Police Office; Govan Police Office Response(s) published
Police Scotland NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
30 Jul 2025 Other Shea John Ryan · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · Drumchapel construction site, Glasgow Some responses published
Health and Safety Executive Glasgow City Council Scottish local authorities
20 Jun 2025 Harris James McDonell · Lothian and Borders Response(s) published 6 May 2025 Custody Jack McKenzie · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
SPS
6 May 2025 Freya Murphy · Glasgow and Strathkelvin Response(s) published 14 Apr 2025 Custody Brendan Reilly · North Strathclyde · HMP Kilmarnock Response(s) published
HMP Kilmarnock Scottish Ambulance Service
21 Mar 2025 Custody Peter Carter · Tayside Central and Fife · Forth Valley Royal Hospital (prisoner at … Response(s) published
NHS Forth Valley
14 Mar 2025 Health Leo Lamont; Ellie McCormick; Mira-Belle Bosch · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · University Hospital Monklands; Wishaw General Hospital Response(s) published
NHS Lanarkshire Scottish Ambulance Service
16 Jan 2025 Chloe Morrison · Grampian, Highland and Islands · Kerrowdown, approximately 0 Response(s) published 13 Jan 2025 Custody Katie Allan; William Brown · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
SPS
9 Dec 2024 Health Dr Sara Lilian Macrae · Lothian and Borders · Royal Edinburgh Hospital Non-response notice published
NHS Lothian NHS Scotland
4 Dec 2024 Workplace Antonio Joao Da Silva Linares · South Strathclyde Dumfries and Galloway · Kilgallioch Wind Farm Some responses published
Wind farm operators HSE
18 Oct 2024 Other Alexander Irvine · Lothian and Borders · Morningside Road, Edinburgh Response(s) published
UK Government DVLA
13 Aug 2024 William Lothian · Lothian and Borders Response(s) published 31 May 2024 Eric McLeod · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response pending 16 May 2024 Jay Alexander Boyd · Tayside, Central and Fife Response(s) published 12 Feb 2024 Workplace John Wilson · Lothian and Borders · Near Meikle Poo Craig, aboard fishing … Response pending
Fishing vessel owners and operators
2 Feb 2024 Scott Andrew Ross · Tayside, Central and Fife · cell A1, Hall, HMP Perth, 3 … Some responses published 18 Sep 2023 Thomas Oliver Hill · Tayside, Central and Fife Response(s) published 4 Jul 2023 Custody Gary Ross · Tayside Central and Fife Response(s) published
SPS
8 Jun 2023 John Norman Murray · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response(s) published 1 Jun 2023 Custody Xi Biao Huang · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway · the death of Mr Xi Biao … Response(s) published
GEO Group NHS Lanarkshire Home Office
4 Apr 2023 James Kelly MacGregor · South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway Response(s) published 30 Mar 2023 Health Linda Allan · Tayside Central and Fife · Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife Response(s) published
NHS Fife
20 Mar 2023 Stephen Masson · Glasgow and Strathkelvin · HM Prison Barlinnie, Glasgow Response(s) published 23 Jan 2023 Peter Gray · Lothian and Borders · 18:35 hrs Response pending 11 Jan 2023 Other Simon Midgley; Richard John Dyson · North Strathclyde · Cameron House Hotel, Balloch · 6 recs Response(s) published
Hotel operators Scottish Government Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
11 Jan 2023 Other Simon Midgley and Richard John Dyson · North Strathclyde · between 06 Response(s) published
Hotel operators Scottish Government Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
13 Sep 2022 Pawel Kocik · Grampian, Highland and Islands · around 12 Response(s) published 8 Jun 2022 Richard Angus Scott Farquhar · North Strathclyde Response(s) published 11 Apr 2022 George Steen Docherty Gibson Bartlett · Grampian, Highland and Islands Non-response notice published 2 Mar 2022 Workplace Paul Alliston; Martin Johnstone; Christopher Morrison · Grampian Highland and Islands · Mingulay Bay, Outer Hebrides Response pending
MCA Fishing industry supervisory bodies
17 Feb 2022 Pjero Kurida · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response pending 15 Dec 2021 Przemyslaw Krawczyk - Duncan MacDougall · North Strathclyde Response pending 15 Dec 2021 Health Leylan Forte · Tayside Central and Fife · Ambulance outside his home in Montrose Non-response notice published
GP practices NHS 24
5 Aug 2021 William Black · Grampian, Highland and Islands · approximately 13 Response pending 28 May 2021 Philip Reid · Grampian, Highland and Islands Response pending
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By sector

Distribution of determinations across sectors
SectorDeterminations
Custody 12
Health 8
Other 5
Workplace 4

FAI determinations are published by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. See the full methodology for how determinations, recommendations and section 28 responses are identified and extracted.