How many times in 2000 procurators fiscal consulted with the relatives of those killed in road accidents prior to deciding whether or not t…

The information requested is not recorded and is therefore not available. However, Procurators Fiscal are subject to an instruction in the following terms: "Where a death is reported to the Procurator Fiscal, and(a) there is likely to be a prosecution whether solemn or summary, or(b) the death has resulted from a road traffic accident, or(c) there is the possibility that a Fatal Accident Inquiry will be held,a relative of the deceased should be seen by the Procurator Fiscal or a member of his staff."Procurators Fiscal are further instructed that it is important, at that interview, to ascertain the attitude of the next of kin vis-à-vis a Fatal Accident Inquiry and that those views should be included in the report to Crown Office.