Vote: EFL chief backs safe standing – would you like it at Vale Park?
Football League chief Shaun Harvey has said he would back safe standing at stadia – vote in our polls about safe standing.
Harvey says he is “robustly” asking the government to allow safe standing in football grounds and in a letter to club bosses, he said there was “significant popular demand” for standing to be allowed.
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The safe-standing rule was introduced following the Taylor Report into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Football is set to discuss safe standing on 1 May, while safety experts will meet on Thursday at the Sports Grounds Safety Authority’s annual conference.
Harvey also pointed out that standing is allowed at rugby matches, horse racing and music events.