TAYL-F61 Response Historic AI-assessed

Maintain instant communication links between police and emergency service headquarters

Recommendation

Lines of communication, whether by telephone or by radio, from the police control room to the local headquarters of all emergency services should be maintained at all times so that emergency calls can be made instantly.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific publicly available evidence relating to the maintenance of instant communication links between police and emergency service headquarters, as recommended by the Taylor Inquiry, has been identified in the provided official sources. Searches on GOV.UK for related terms yielded numerous results, but no specific document content detailing action on this recommendation was 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

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 Emergency contingency plans
Recommendation age 36.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates