TAYL-F65
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Mandate equipped first aid rooms as Safety Certificate requirement
Recommendation
There should be at each designated sports ground one or more first aid rooms. The number of such rooms and the equipment to be maintained within them should be specified by the local authority after taking professional medical advice and should be made a requirement of every Safety Certificate.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds (the Green Guide), revised following the Taylor Inquiry, it mandates the provision of first aid rooms at designated sports grounds. According to the 6th edition (2018), it specifies requirements for the number, location, and equipment of these rooms, which local authorities are to include as a condition of the Safety Certificate after taking professional medical advice, and no further published updates to the Green Guide have been identified since 2018.
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
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
36.1 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates