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

Recommendation TAYL-I34: Utilise illuminated boards and police hand signals for crowd communication

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

Recommendation

Use should be made where possible of illuminated advertising boards to address the crowd. Consideration should also be given to the use by police officers of a simple code of hand signals to indicate to the control room the existence of certain emergencies or requirements.

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