Why is the Inquiry specifically investigating the deaths of Reverend David Black, Mrs Eileen O’ Hara, Alexander Black Laing, Neil Mullen and Victor Tamburrini?
The representatives of David Black and Eileen O’Hara have successfully brought petitions in the Court of Session against the Lord Advocate and the Scottish Ministers for the judicial review of the initial decision not to hold an inquiry into the circumstances of the deaths. In his opinion of 5 February 2008, and in terms of his supplementary opinion of 7 January 2009, Lord Mackay of Drumadoon held that compliance with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights required the holding of an independent, effective and reasonably prompt inquiry into the two deaths. On 7 January 2009 he made an order declaring that the petitioners are entitled to an independent, effective and reasonably prompt inquiry into the deaths. On 13 November 2009 the Scottish Ministers made the decision also to require the Inquiry to investigate the deaths of Alexander Black Laing, Neil Mullen and Victor Tamburrini. The terms of reference have been amended to reflect that decision.
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- Are there state or national guidelines for investigating sudden unexpected deaths of children?
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