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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 6 May 2025 Custody Jack McKenzie · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
SPS 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 30 Mar 2023 Health Linda Allan · Tayside Central and Fife · Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife Response(s) published
NHS Fife 15 Dec 2021 Health Leylan Forte · Tayside Central and Fife · Ambulance outside his home in Montrose Non-response notice published
GP practices NHS 24 1 Jan 2019 Custody Robert Wagstaff · Tayside Central and Fife · HMP and YOI Polmont Response(s) published
SPS NHS

By sector

Distribution of determinations across sectors

Sector	Determinations
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.