To seek views on the creation of a dedicated body to investigate the causes of road traffic collisions
Added on 02/12/2021 In 2012 SCID, together with support from Campaign for Freedom of Information Scotland, commissioned research into Access in Europe by a bereaved family to information gathered during an investigation into a fatal road collision. One of the recommendations in the report was the establishment of an independent multi disciplinary team to investigate all road crashes.
On 7th May 2013 the Justice Committee at the Scottish Parliament took evidence on the findings of the report which can be found at Scottish Parliament Report
Now in 2021 the Transport Department at Westminster have launched a consultation - To seek views on the creation of a dedicated body to investigate the causes of road traffic collisions
Consultation - Creating a Road Collision Investigation The consultation is open until 9th Dec 2021 please respond.
University of Dundee School of Law Report: ‘Access in Europe by a bereaved family to information gathered during an investigation into a fatal road collision’
The University of Dundee School of Law Report: ’Access in Europe by a bereaved family to information gathered during an investigation into a fatal road collision’ was commissioned by SCID with support from the Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland.
The aim of the research was to establish, through FOI requests, whether there are systems in place in Europe by which police organisations or other investigating bodies provide, as a matter of procedure or on request, information to the family of a victim following a fatal road collision that could be deemed to be best practice and from which Scottish police forces and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service could base their procedures.
To access the full report click here
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