Family liaison charter
8Family liaison charter
1
The Lord Advocate must prepare a family liaison charter.
2
A family liaison charter is a document setting out how the procurator fiscal will liaise with the family of a person in relation to whose death an inquiry may or is to be held.
3
In particular, the charter must set out—
a
information to be made available to the family, and
b
timescales for the giving of the information.
4
The Lord Advocate may from time to time revise the charter prepared under subsection (1).
5
The Lord Advocate must—
a
consult such persons as the Lord Advocate considers appropriate before preparing the charter under subsection (1) or revising it under subsection (4),
b
lay the charter or revised charter before the Scottish Parliament, and
c
publish the charter or revised charter in such manner as the Lord Advocate considers appropriate.