TAYL-F11 Response Historic AI-assessed

Require written agreement between clubs and police on crowd safety functions

Recommendation

There should be a written statement of intent, agreed between the club and the police, setting out their respective functions as to crowd safety and control and in particular as to the filling of each self-contained pen or other standing area and the monitoring of spectators in each such pen or area to avoid overcrowding. Any variation of the document in respect of an individual match should be agreed in writing in advance.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the publicly available evidence from the provided search results, there is general content on GOV.UK related to 'Taylor Inquiry recommendation implementation' and 'Taylor Inquiry government response'. However, specific published legislation, policy, or guidance documents directly addressing written statements of intent between clubs and police for crowd safety, identifiable by title or URL from the provided sources, are not available. According to legislation.gov.uk, a search for 'Taylor Inquiry' returned no results, indicating no legislation is directly titled as such. As of 2026-03-19, according to the available evidence, no specific, verifiable evidence of action for this recommendation has been identified from the provided sources.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 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

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Taylor Inquiry — Final Report 29 Jan 1990
Recommendation age 36.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates