INTRODUÇÃO AO RELATÓRIO FINAL SOBRE A TRAGÉDIA OCORRIDA NO ESTÁDIO DE HILLSBOROUGH, NA CIDADE DE SHEFFIELD, INGLATERRA, REINO UNIDO, POR OCASIÃO DA PARTIDA EM 15abril1989, ENTRE OS CLUBES DE FUTEBOL LIVERPOOL E O NOTTTINGHAM FOREST, QUE CULMINOU COM A MORTE DE 95 PESSOAS E CENTENAS DE FERIDOS E MUTILADOS.
TAYLOR FINAL REPORT [jan.1990]:
Writenn by Peter Murray Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth PC (1 May 1930 – 28 April 1997) was the Lord Chief Justice of England from 1992 until his premature retirement in 1996, due to poor health which led to his death the following year
INTRODUCTION
(pag. 1, parcial, somente os 11 primeiros parágrafos; total: 118 páginas)
1. On 17 April 1989* I was
appointed by your predecessor, the Rt Hon Douglas Hurd CBE, MP to carry out an
Inquiry with the following terms of
reference:
"To
inquire into the events at SHEFFIELD Wednesday Football Ground on 15 April 1989
and to make recommendations about the needs of CROWD CONTROL and SAFETY at
sports events."
[* - two days only after the tragedy]
2. Two Assessors were appointed to assist me: Mr Brian Johnson CBE, QPM,
DL, Chief Constable of Lancashire, and Professor Leonard Maunder OBE, BSc, PhD,
ScD, FEng, FI Mech E, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of
Newcastle upon Tyne.
3. The first stage of the Inquiry
was primarily concerned with the investigation of events at Hillsborough
Stadium on 15 April 1989 when 95 people were crushed to death at a Cup
semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
4. Over 31 days between 15 May and 29 June, I heard oral evidence from
174 witnesses at a public hearing in Sheffield.
I also received much written evidence by way of submissions and letters.
5. On 1 August 1989 I presented an Interim Report setting out my
findings as to how and why the disaster occurred. Also, in accordance with your
predecessor's wishes, I made interim recommendations aimed at preventing any
further disaster and improving safety in the short term.
6. The Interim Report and its recommendations had of necessity to be
made quickly so that action could be taken before the start of the new football
season due to open in mid August. Despite all the speed I could muster, the
recommendations left very little time for pre-season action, especially in
Scotland where the fixture list started earlier than in England and Wales. I
must pay tribute to the clubs, local authorities, police and other services for
responding so promptly and for implementing the recommendations so
wholeheartedly.
7. In my Interim Report I indicated that it would be necessary to
conduct wider and deeper investigations
before delivering a Final Report on the needs of crowd control and safety
for the future. Accordingly, I invited and have considered a large number of
written submissions describing present practices and problems and suggesting
future changes. Those who have contributed are listed at Appendix 1.1 am extremely
grateful to all of them for their time and their views. I expect there are a
number of contributors and correspondents who may look in vain for comment on
each and every point they have raised. I hope they will understand that time
and space make it necessary to be selective and to have regard to the main
issues.
8. I have also had numerous informal meetings with those representing
relevant public bodies, clubs and spectator interests. These have been
conducted as private discussion sessions rather than hearings of oral evidence
thereby enabling controversial issues to be explored and theories tested.
9. In all of this I have continued to be assisted by the two Assessors.
Each holds a professional appointment carrying heavy responsibility and I am deeply
grateful to both for devoting so much time to assisting me. Their contributions
have been of the highest value. While
the sole responsibility for this report is mine, I am comforted in the
knowledge that both Assessors agree with it.
10. At my request, Professor Maunder chaired a Technical Working Party
to review the technical aspects of the Home Office Guide to Safety at Sports
Grounds (1986 edition), "The Green Guide". Each member of his team
has much relevant experience and the team was well qualified for its task. I am
most grateful for the co-operation and efforts of each member. The Report of
the Technical Working Party is at Appendix 3.
11. In the course of the Inquiry, the two Assessors and I have between
us visited 31 sports grounds. They
are listed at Appendix 2. Of those, 24 were soccer grounds, but we also
attended at grounds featuring Rugby Union, Rugby League, cricket, tennis and
golf.
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