Taylor Report

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The Taylor Report is a document, whose development was overseen by Lord Taylor of Gosforth, concerning the aftermath and causes of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. It sought to establish the causes of the tragedy, and make recommendations regarding the provision of safety at sporting events in future.

It is synonymous with the recommendation that all major stadia convert to an all-seater model (i.e., all ticketed spectators have seats, as opposed to some or all being obliged to stand). The Football League in England and the Scottish Football League introduced regulations intimating that clubs in the highest divisions must comply to this recommendation, and some clubs started upgrading their stadia even before this rule was introduced.

The report stated that standing accommodation is not intrinsically unsafe, but the government, ignored this and made sure that no standing accommodation was allowed at all. Stand Up Sit Down is a group campaigning for a compromise on this issue, so that some fans can stand.

Other smaller recommendations were made on such items including alcohol within stadia, crush barriers, fences, turnstiles, cost of a ticket and other stadium items. Not all of these were complied with, however, leading some fans to wonder whether there were other motives towards all-seater grounds, eg. they could charge more for a ticket.