TAYL-I2 Response Historic AI-assessed

Revise Green Guide capacity assessment with realistic factors and 15% safety margin

Recommendation

Each figure for maximum capacity should be assessed in accordance with Chapter 16 of the Green Guide ("the Green Guide figure") subject to the following qualifications:- (a) in arriving at "the Green Guide figure", proper and realistic allowance must be made for all factors which should reduce the permissible density in accordance with the range of maximum figures specified in paragraphs 221 and 222 of the Green Guide; (b) after assessing "the Green Guide figure", a deduction of 15% should be made to improve the safety margin.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified detailing the assessment of maximum capacity figures in accordance with Chapter 16 of the Green Guide, including the specified qualifications for permissible density. General searches on gov.uk for Taylor Inquiry implementation yield many results, but no specific documents outlining these actions are provided. The legislation.gov.uk search for 'Taylor Inquiry' also returned no results.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
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
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Taylor Inquiry — Interim Report 29 Jan 1990
Recommendation age 36.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates