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Fatal Accident Inquiries (Scotland)

910 determinations 245 with recommendations Response tracker →

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).

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Determinations

Sheriff determinations with recommendations
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 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 6 May 2025 Custody Jack McKenzie · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
SPS 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 13 Jan 2025 Custody Katie Allan; William Brown · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
SPS 4 Jul 2023 Custody Gary Ross · Tayside Central and Fife Response(s) published
SPS 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 9 Aug 2019 Custody Allan Stewart Marshall · Lothian and Borders · HMP Edinburgh, Segregation and Reintegration Unit Response(s) published
SPS 1 Jan 2019 Custody Robert Wagstaff · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
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By sector

Distribution of determinations across sectors
SectorDeterminations
Custody 11
Health 7
Other 4
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.