Taylor Inquiry

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The Taylor Inquiry was the official investigation led by Lord Justice Taylor into the causes and circumstances of the Hillsborough disaster, resulting in a landmark report that transformed football stadium safety in the UK.

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Taylor Interim Report 1

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instanceOf investigation
judicial inquiry
public inquiry
alsoKnownAs Hillsborough Taylor Inquiry
Taylor Report
surface form: Taylor Report inquiry
appliesToJurisdiction football stadiums in the United Kingdom
appointedBy Douglas Hurd
surface form: Home Secretary Douglas Hurd
chairperson Lord Justice Taylor
Peter Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth
commissionedBy UK government
surface form: British government

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
surface form: UK Home Office
country United Kingdom
eventStartDate 1989-04-17
finding Leppings Lane terrace was unsafe and overcrowded
main cause of the Hillsborough disaster was failure of police control
supporters were not to blame for the Hillsborough disaster
genre official report
hasPart final report phase
interim report phase
impact led to modernization of football grounds in England and Scotland
transformed football stadium safety in the UK
inception 1989
influenced Football Licensing Authority
Football Spectators Act 1989
conversion of top English football grounds to all-seater stadiums
jurisdiction England and Wales
language English
legalBasis Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921
location London, England
surface form: London
namedAfter Lord Justice Taylor
producedWork Taylor Report
surface form: Taylor Final Report

Taylor Report
surface form: Taylor Interim Report
purpose investigate the causes and circumstances of the Hillsborough disaster
make recommendations on football stadium safety
recommendation all major football stadiums should become all-seater
better closed-circuit television monitoring in stadiums
improved emergency medical and rescue facilities at grounds
improved turnstile and crowd control arrangements
licensing and regular inspection of football stadiums
removal of perimeter fencing at football grounds
relatedTo Hillsborough disaster
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
South Yorkshire Police
reportPublicationDate 1989-08-01
1990-01-15
significantEvent publication of the Taylor Report
subject Hillsborough disaster

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Hillsborough disaster subjectOf Taylor Inquiry
Taylor Report hasPart Taylor Inquiry
this entity surface form: Taylor Interim Report