POPP-C.8 Response Historic

Grant local authority officers power to issue sports ground prohibition notices

Recommendation

Provision should be made for authorised officers of the local authority to have power to issue a prohibition notice under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

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
Based on tracking data in the inquiry database.
How was this evidence gathered?
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Popplewell Inquiry
Report Popplewell Inquiry — Final Report 16 Jan 1986
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Themes & Tags
Fire risk assessment failures
Recommendation age 40.4 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates