Provide well-placed, spacious, and equipped police control room with CCTV
Taylor Inquiry · Taylor Inquiry — Final Report · Issued 29 January 1990
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The club s,hould provide a police control room which is:-
(a) well placed, so as to command a good view of the whole pitch and of the spectator area surrounding it;
(b) of sufficient size for the commander, his deputy and enough officers to operate the radios, telephones and CCTV screens. There should be space for others who may need from time to time to visit the room eg other senior officers, club management or a member of the emergency services;
(c) well equipped with CCTV, radio and telephone facilities and, where necessary, sound-proofed against excessive crowd noise.
It should be the duty of the club to provide a room and equipment to the satisfaction of the chief officer nominated under Recommendation 44 below.
Taylor Inquiry, Taylor Inquiry — Final Report · 29 Jan 1990 Source PDF →
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