Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from the addressee found

Recommendation TAYL-I10: Provide cutting equipment for perimeter fences, train users, senior police decide

From Taylor Inquiry — Interim Report, published 4 August 1989.

Recommendation

Suitable and sufficient cutting equipment should be provided by the club at each ground where there are perimeter fences to permit the immediate removal of enough fencing to release numbers of spectators if necessary. Agreement should be reached as to whether the equipment should be used by police, the fire brigade or stewards. Whoever is to use it should be trained to do so. Whether to use it should be a decision of a nominated senior police officer at the ground.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Report Taylor Inquiry — Interim Report 04 Aug 1989
Recommendation made 37.2 years ago