TAYL-I29 Response Historic

Officer in command may postpone kick-off, prioritising paramount crowd safety

Recommendation

The option to postpone kick-off should be in the discretion of the officer in command at the ground. Crowd safety should be the paramount consideration in deciding whether to exercise it.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
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How was this evidence gathered?
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Taylor Inquiry
Report Taylor Inquiry — Interim Report 29 Jan 1990
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Themes & Tags
Poor sporting event stewarding
Recommendation age 36.3 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates