Publication - Advice and guidance
Public inquiries: Guidance for Ministers and officials on whether an inquiry should be established
Public Inquiry Guidance sets out considerations for Ministers and officials when deciding whether to establish an inquiry. It explains statutory and non-statutory options, independence, cost, timing, powers, interaction with other investigations, ECHR obligations, and alternative mechanisms.
Abbreviations
COPFS - The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
ECHR - European Convention on Human Rights
FAI - Fatal accident inquiry
SCTS - The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
The 2005 Act - Inquiries Act 2005
The 2016 Act - Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016
Contact
Email: susan.black@gov.scot