Following the Hillsborough Disaster Lord Justice Taylor recommended that “to assist the local authorities in exercising its functions, it should set up an advisory group consisting of appropriate members of its own staff, representatives of the police, fire and ambulance service and the building authority”. Although the formation and retention of a Safety Advisory Group (SAG) is not a legal requirement their importance is widely recognised by many agencies and bodies including the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (Cabinet Office), the Sports Grounds Safety Authority and the College of Policing. The Emergency Planning College has produced The UK Good Practice Guide to Working in Safety Advisory Groups and it is this guidance upon which these common terms of reference have been developed.
There are many different types of indoor and outdoor public events taking place in Lincolnshire each year ranging from sporting events