Publication - Advice and guidance
Public inquiries: guidance for Ministers and officials
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