5 Response No Response AI-assessed

Private owners encouraged to deposit records

Recommendation

We recommend that, once a copy of all material has been placed on a Digital Archive, private owners - including the FA and SWFC - be encouraged to deposit original materials to an appropriate archive in the Distributed Permanent Archive. Private records relating to the disaster, including fan-produced materials, should also be deposited.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the available evidence, no formal government response was published regarding the encouragement of private owners, such as the FA and Sheffield Wednesday FC, to deposit original materials into the Distributed Permanent Archive. While private organisations contributed documents to the Panel's initial disclosure, no formal mechanism has been established to encourage further deposits of private records, though such encouragement is stated as ongoing; no further specific published evidence of a formal mechanism has been identified since the government's statement in 2012.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
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External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
No Response
No Response The National Archives
01 Dec 2012

No formal government response published. Private organisations including the FA and Sheffield Wednesday FC contributed documents to the Panel's disclosure process. The encouragement of further deposits of private records is ongoing but no formal mechanism has been established.

Source
Report Hillsborough: The Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel 12 Sep 2012
Responsible Bodies
The National Archives Primary
Recommendation age 13.5 yrs
Last formal update 4861 days ago