POPP-A.2
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Include police officers in local authority teams issuing sports ground safety certificates.
Recommendation
The local authority team responsible for issuing safety certificates in respect of designated grounds should, as heretofore, include police officers.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific government response or implementation progress directly addressing the Popplewell Inquiry's recommendation to include police officers in local authority teams issuing sports ground safety certificates has been identified in the provided official sources. Generic GOV.UK searches for related keywords yield numerous results, but no specific document detailing changes to team composition in response to this inquiry is available.
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
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
40.2 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates