Fatal Accident Inquiries: Ministerial Accountability Board - work plan

This updated version of the work plan reflects the activity that occurred during the lifetime of the Board and supersedes the previously published work plan.

September meeting - suicide prevention

Lived experience engagement 

• guest attendance: bereaved family member

Site visit reflections

• member reflections on visit to HMPYOI Polmont (HMP Stirling session scheduled for October)

Progress report 

• thematic focus: suicide prevention 
• SPS presentation focused on items in use and bedding 
• agreement of MAB position

Guest speaker

• presentation by Professor Graham Towl: findings from the Talk to Me independent review

Talk to Me overhaul

• reflections and agreement on MAB position relating to the overhaul and Replacing Talk to Me  
• SPS next steps - implementation of the new Talk to Me policy  

NB: Due to time constraints, an additional session on the HMIPS inspection of Polmont will be arranged outside the September board. HMIPS will brief the Cabinet Secretary directly, with a separate session for MAB members, supported by their August inspection report.

December meeting - information sharing

(Meeting postponed from November)

Action owner updates

• system for comprehensive information transfer (recommendation 7)
• digital infrastructure (recommendation 8)
• health and justice interaction (recommendations 11–13)

Discussion with MAB members

• reflection on progress and challenges

Progress report review

• thematic focus: information sharing

Business in private

• reflection on discussion and agreement of collective position on information sharing

February meeting - systematic change

Guest speaker

• presentation from Sheriff Principal Abercrombie on the independent FAI review

FAI review discussion

• discussion with MAB members on key messages

Update on the establishment of the National Oversight Mechanism

• update from Scottish Government
• discussion with MAB members on NOM

Progress report review

• thematic focus: systematic change

Business in private

• discussion on key points and agreement of collective position

March meeting - bullying prevention

(The meeting was originally scheduled to take place in HMPYOI Polmont; however, it was moved to St Andrew’s House.)

Lived experience engagement 

• guest attendance: bereaved family member

SPS update on bullying prevention

Justice Analysis and Strategy (JAS) presentation on data

Final progress report update

• update from the Scottish Prison Service, Scottish Government and NHS Forth Valley on all progress to date, along with an indication of future progress still to be delivered

Final reflections

Business in private

• discussion on key points and agreement of collective position

April meeting

Meeting did not take place due to pre-election period guidance.