Government Apologises for Taking Too Long to Respond to 2017 Hillsborough Disaster Report

Published on December 6, 2023

The government has apologised for taking six years to respond to a 2017 report into the experiences of the bereaved families of 97 Liverpool FC fans who died in 1989. On Wednesday, the government published its response to a 2017 report saying that it had taken too long, “compounding the agony of the Hillsborough families and survivors” and that “it was deeply sorry for doing so.” In November 2017, former bishop of Liverpool, the Rt. Rev. James Jones, had set out 25 learning points in his report “The Patronising Disposition of Unaccountable Power” following inquests into the deaths of the fans who died at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield....

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