The Taylor Report is a document, whose development was overseen by Lord Justice Taylor, 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. 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.
Other smaller recommendations were made on such items including alcohol within stadia, crush barriers, fences, turnstiles and other stadium items.
In 1974, Taylor successfully prosecuted Judith Ward who was convicted of a series of IRA bombings (many years later, the conviction was found to have been a miscarriage of justice, mostly through Ward's delusions of her own guilt).
Taylor was with the grain of public opinion in supporting stronger sentences on drunk drivers who killed, and he also extended the range of defences available to domestic violence victims who fought back.
Taylor was profoundly affected by the death of his wife in 1995, and shortly afterwards he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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