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Shockingly, the Health and Safety Executive tells us that asbestos causes more than 5,000 deaths a year and that around 20 tradesmen die each week as a result of past exposure.
It is not therefore possible to estimate how many deaths of persons domiciled in Scotland who die abroad each year will result in additional fatal accident inquiries, though numbers are expected to be very low.
As we have heard, more than half the people with that neurological condition die within 14 months of diagnosis. I cannot imagine how cruel and shocking that diagnosis must feel.
Sections 2-7 include when there is either: • a mandatory inquiry (such as where a person dies in the course of their employment or occupation or where they die in custody), OR • a discretionary inquiry (where a death was sudden, unexpected or unexplained or occurred in circumstances giving rise to serious public concern and the Lord Advocate decides it woul...