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Fatal Accident Inquiries (Scotland)

921 determinations 248 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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9 matching determinations

Sarah Jane Riley

Published 20 Oct 2025 Custody Tayside Central and Fife HMP Perth, Separation and Reintegration Unit Response(s) published

Addressed to: Scottish Ministers; SPS; Tayside Health Board

Jack McKenzie

Published 6 May 2025 Custody Tayside Central and Fife HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published

Addressed to: SPS

Peter Carter

Published 21 Mar 2025 Custody Tayside Central and Fife Forth Valley Royal Hospital (prisoner at HMP Glenochil) Response(s) published

Addressed to: NHS Forth Valley

Katie Allan; William Brown

Published 13 Jan 2025 Custody Tayside Central and Fife HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published

Addressed to: SPS

Gary Ross

Published 4 Jul 2023 Custody Tayside Central and Fife Response(s) published

Addressed to: SPS

Linda Allan

Published 30 Mar 2023 Health Tayside Central and Fife Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife Response(s) published

Addressed to: NHS Fife

Leylan Forte

Published 15 Dec 2021 Health Tayside Central and Fife Ambulance outside his home in Montrose Non-response notice published

Addressed to: GP practices; NHS 24

Sophie Anne Parkinson

Published 30 Sep 2020 Health Tayside Central and Fife Her home, Dundee 3 recommendations Response(s) published

Addressed to: NHS Tayside; CAMHS

Robert Wagstaff

Published 1 Jan 2019 Custody Tayside Central and Fife HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published

Addressed to: SPS; NHS

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.