Recommendation TAYL-F61: Maintain instant communication links between police and emergency service headquarters

From Taylor Inquiry — Final Report, published 29 January 1990.

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.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Inquiry Taylor Inquiry

Report Taylor Inquiry — Final Report 29 Jan 1990

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Recommendation made 36.7 years ago