Simon Midgley; Richard John Dyson
Scotland — FAI
Other
6 recommendations
Determination
| Reference | PAI-B383-21 |
| Published | 11 January 2023 |
| Sheriff | Sheriff Thomas McCartney |
| Sheriffdom | North Strathclyde |
| Date of death | 18 December 2017 |
| Location | Cameron House Hotel, Balloch |
| Cause of death | Inhalation of smoke and fire gases |
Recommendations 6
Addressed to:
Hotel operators
Scottish Government
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Hotel operators to implement robust ash disposal procedures; prompt guest accounting during evacuations; night shift staff to participate in evacuation drills; Scottish Government to require active fire suppression in historic building hotel conversions; expert working group on fire risks; SFRS to reduce intervals between fire safety audits
No mandatory response mechanism — unlike PFD reports (England & Wales), recipients are not required to respond.
About FAIs
Fatal Accident Inquiries are held under the 2016 Act before a sheriff. They are mandatory for deaths in custody and at work. The sheriff may make recommendations under s.26(1)(b) but there is no enforcement mechanism.