HOLYROOD ministers have called on the UK Government to make sure the findings of the Clutha helicopter tragedy report are implemented as quickly as possible.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report was released on Friday but has criticised by some of the victims' families.
It concluded that two fuel supply switches were off in the helicopter and that the pilot, captain David Traill, did not follow emergency procedures after a fuel warning in the cockpit, but the AAIB could not explain why.
The report recommended the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) should require all emergency service helicopters to be fitted with "black box" recorders and the Scottish Government said "any steps that could help prevent another tragedy like this one must be taken".
Scottish Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has written to UK Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin asking the UK Government to "do all that is within its power to ensure that these recommendations are taken forward as quickly as possible".
Ten people died when the Police Scotland helicopter crashed through the roof of the Clutha bar on the night of November 29 2013.
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