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.