TAYL-F42
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Recruit, retain, and fully train competent, fit, and active stewards
Recommendation
Clubs should recruit and retain sufficient competent stewards. They should be fit, active and robust, and preferably between the ages of 18 and 55. Clubs should ensure that stewards are fully trained, aware of their duties under Annex B of the Green Guide and under the statement of intent (see Recommendation 11) and able to perform them.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds, commonly known as the Green Guide, provides comprehensive guidance on stewarding, including recruitment, training, and duties (Sports Grounds Safety Authority, 6th edition published 2018). This official guidance supports clubs in ensuring they have competent, fit, and active stewards, though no more recent updates to this specific guidance have been identified since 2018.
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
36.1 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates