It is not yet possible to say when the application to the sheriff for the holding of a fatal accident inquiry will be made.
A fatal accident inquiry is mandatory in any case involving a death resulting from an accident in the course of employment.
The date and location of the fatal accident inquiry have yet to be fixed.
That should not be the purpose of the requirement of a fatal accident inquiry.
The fatal accident inquiry report noted that safety issues "were matters of little or no importance to senior management".
In 19 of those cases, criminal proceedings were taken, and in three a fatal accident inquiry was held.
Any such investigation would take into account the findings and recommendations of the fatal accident inquiry.
Will he continue to make wide use of the power to order a fatal accident inquiry in similar circumstances?
