Findings and recommendations
27Dissemination of the sheriff's determination
I21
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (“the SCTS”) must—
a
publish, in such manner as it considers appropriate, each determination made under section 26(1),
b
give a copy of each such determination to—
i
the Lord Advocate,
ii
each participant in the inquiry,
iii
each person to whom a recommendation made in the determination is addressed, and
iv
any other person who the sheriff considers has an interest in a recommendation made in the determination.
I22
The SCTS must, on request, give an office-holder in the Scottish administration, a Minister of the Crown, a department of the Government of the United Kingdom or the Health and Safety Executive a copy of—
a
a determination made under section 26(1),
b
the notice given under section 15(1) in relation to the inquiry to which the determination relates,
c
any transcript of the evidence at the inquiry,
d
any report or documentary production used in the inquiry.
I23
The SCTS must, on payment of the specified fee, give any other person a copy of any transcript of the evidence at an inquiry, if the person—
a
makes a request for it within the specified period, and
b
has an interest in the inquiry.
I14
In subsection (3), “specified” means specified in an act of sederunt under section 36(1).
I25
The sheriff may decide that part of a determination—
a
is not to be given to a person under subsection (1)(b)(iii) or (iv),
b
is to be withheld from publication under this section.
I26
After the sheriff has made a determination under section 26(1), the procurator fiscal must give the following information to the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland—
a
the name and last known address of the person to whose death the determination relates, and
b
the date, place and cause of the death.