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Inquiries into deaths occurring in Scotland

2Mandatory inquiries

(1)An inquiry is to be held into the death of a person which—

(a)occurred in Scotland, and

(b)is within subsection (3) or (4).

(2)Subsection (1) is subject to section 3.

(3)The death of a person is within this subsection if the death was the result of an accident which occurred—

(a)in Scotland, and

(b)while the person was acting in the course of the person’s employment or occupation.

(4)The death of a person is within this subsection if, at the time of death, the person was—

(a)in legal custody, or

(b)a child required to be kept or detained in secure accommodation.

(5)For the purposes of subsection (4)(a), a person is in legal custody if the person is—

(a)required to be imprisoned or detained in a penal institution,

(b)in police custody, within the meaning of section 64 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016,

(c)otherwise held in custody on court premises,

(d)required to be detained in service custody premises.

(6)For the purposes of subsections (4)(b) and (5)(a) and (d), it does not matter whether the death occurred in secure accommodation, a penal institution or, as the case may be, service custody premises.

(7)In this section—