TAYL-I4 Response Historic AI-assessed

Mandate written agreements between clubs and police for crowd safety responsibilities

Recommendation

There should be a written agreement between the club and the police setting out their respective responsibilities for crowd safety and control and in particular for the filling of each self-contained pen or other terraced area and the monitoring of spectators in each such pen or area to avoid overcrowding. Any variation of the agreement in respect of an individual match should be agreed in writing in advance.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific publicly available evidence has been identified detailing a mandate for written agreements between clubs and police outlining their respective responsibilities for crowd safety and control, as recommended. General searches on gov.uk for 'Taylor Inquiry recommendation implementation' and 'Taylor Inquiry government response' did not yield specific documents outlining actions taken, and no relevant legislation was found on legislation.gov.uk. The absence of specific published evidence for this recommendation, from an inquiry dating back to 1990, suggests a lack of documented progress.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 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