TAYL-F66 Response Historic AI-assessed

Require medical practitioner presence for matches exceeding 2,000 spectators

Recommendation

(a) At every match where the number of spectators is expected to exceed 2,000, the club should employ a medical practitioner to be present and available to deal with any medical exigency at the ground. He should be trained and competent in advanced first aid. He should be present at the ground at least an hour before kick-off and should remain until half an hour after the end of the match. His whereabouts should be known to those in the police control room and he should be immediately contactable.
(b) At any match where the number of spectators is not expected to exceed 2,000, the club should make arrangements to enable a medical practitioner to be summoned immediately to deal with any medical exigency at the ground. He should be trained and competent in advanced first aid. The arrangements made should be known to those in the police control room.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds (the Green Guide), updated after the Taylor Inquiry, it addresses the requirement for medical practitioner presence at matches. According to the 6th edition (2018), it advises that a medical practitioner should be present for larger crowds or higher-risk events, with their role, qualifications, and attendance times determined by a comprehensive medical risk assessment, 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
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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