TAYL-F6 Response Historic AI-assessed

Implement Section 13 or establish body to review local authority functions

Recommendation

(a) If Part I of the Football Spectators Act 1989 is implemented, section 13 should be brought into force giving the Football Licensing Authority the functions and powers therein specified (power to review the discharge of functions by local authorities). If Part I of the Act is not implemented or is substantially delayed, other arrangements should be made for the discharge of the functions and powers in section 13 of the Act by the appointment of a body to exercise them.
(b) In either event, the body exercising those functions and powers in relation to association football should also be entrusted with similar functions and powers regarding the discharge by local authorities of their certifying and licensing functions in relation to other sports grounds and sports entertainments pursuant to the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 and Parts III and IV of the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing actions taken to implement this recommendation regarding the bringing into force of Section 13 of the Football Spectators Act 1989, or alternative arrangements, has been identified in the provided official sources. The legislation.gov.uk search for 'Taylor Inquiry' returned no results, indicating no direct legislative changes linked to the inquiry were found. The Taylor Inquiry was published in 1990, and no further public evidence relating to this specific recommendation has been found since then.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Taylor Inquiry
Report Taylor Inquiry — Final Report 29 Jan 1990
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Themes & Tags
Poor sporting event stewarding
Recommendation age 36.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates