These are the 14 questions the jury are being asked to consider :
Question one
Do you agree with the following statement: On April 15 1989, 96 people died in the disaster as a result of crushing in the central pens of the Leppings Lane terrace, following the admission of a large number of supporters to the stadium through the exit gates.Question two
Was there any error or omission in police planning and preparation for the semi-final on April 15, 1989, which caused or contributed to the dangerous situation that developed on the day of the match?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether any error or omission in planning or preparation MAY have caused or contributed to the dangerous situation.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
They were given a list of factors to consider, including whether the system of allowing fans to “find their own level” on the terrace was satisfactory and whether the selection of senior officers should have been different.
Question three
Was there any error or omission in policing on the day of the match which caused or contributed to a dangerous situation developing at the Leppings Lane turnstiles?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether any error or omission in policing MAY have caused or contributed.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
They were given a list of factors to consider, including whether senior officers should have done more to identify the risk of a dangerous build up of fans and what action they did take to deal with the situation.
Question four
Was there any error or omission by commanding officers which caused or contributed to the crush on the terrace?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether any error or omission by commanding officers MAY have caused or contributed to the crush.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
A list of considerations for the jury included whether it should have been obvious to officers in the police control box that the central pens were unusually or dangerously overcrowded and whether commanding officers could and should have taken further action in response to the packing of the central pens.
Question five
When the order was given to open the exit gates at the Leppings Lane end of the stadium, was there any error or omission by the commanding officers in the control box which caused or contributed to the crush on the terrace?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether any error or omission by commanding officers MAY have caused or contributed to the crush.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
The jury were advised to consider factors such as whether commanding officers could have given any further order to stop more supporters going down the tunnel to the central pens.
Question six
Are you satisfied, so that you are sure, that those who died in the disaster were unlawfully killed?Sir John told the jury: “In order to answer ‘yes’ to that question, you would have to be sure that David Duckenfield, the match commander, was responsible for the manslaughter by gross negligence of those 96 people.
“When answering this question we are looking at Mr Duckenfield’s conduct and his responsibility.”
He said they would have to be sure that Mr Duckenfield owed a duty of care to the 96 people who died, that he breached that duty of care, that his breach caused their deaths and that the breach amounted to “gross negligence”.
Question seven
Was there any behaviour on the part of the football supporters which caused or contributed to the dangerous situation at the Leppings Lane turnstiles?”If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether any behaviour MAY have caused or contributed to the dangerous situation.
If they answer yes to either questions they will be asked: “Was that behaviour unusual or unforeseeable?”
They are able to give an explanation if they want to.
The jury were given a list of considerations including whether fans behaved in a way which was unusually resistant of police control and whether there were significant numbers of fans without tickets.
Question eight
Were there any features of the design, construction and layout of the stadium which you consider were dangerous or defective and which caused or contributed to the disaster?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether any features MAY have caused or contributed to the crush.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
The jury were advised to consider factors such as whether the Leppings Lane entrance had too few turnstiles for a capacity match and whether the fencing around pens made any contribution to the disaster.
Question nine
Was there any error or omission in the safety certification and oversight of Hillsborough Stadium that caused or contributed to the disaster?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether any errors or omissions in the safety certification or oversight MAY have caused or contributed to the crush.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
The jury were advised to consider factors such as including whether the capacity of the terrace should have been clarified, reconsidered and/or recalculated after changes to the stadium and whether those responsible for the safety certification could and should have raised concerns.
Question 10
Was there any error or omission by Sheffield Wednesday and its staff in the management of the stadium and/or preparation for the semi-final match on April 15, 1989, which caused or contributed to the dangerous situation that developed on the day of the match?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether any error or omission MAY have caused or contributed to the dangerous situation.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
A list of considerations included whether the club should have done more in preparing for the match.
Question 11
Was there any error or omission by Sheffield Wednesday and its staff on April 15, 1989, which caused or contributed to the dangerous situation that developed at the Leppings Lane turnstiles and in the west terrace?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether any error or omission MAY have caused or contributed to the dangerous situation.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
A list of factors to consider included whether those in the club control room had a responsibility to monitor the conditions at the turnstiles.
Question 12
Should Eastwood and Partners (structural engineers) have done more to detect and advise on any unsafe or unsatisfactory features of Hillsborough Stadium which caused or contributed to the disaster?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether Eastwood and Partners should have done more to advise on features which MAY have caused or contributed to the disaster.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
The jury were advised to consider factors such as whether they correctly calculated capacity figures for the West Terrace of the ground in 1979.
Question 13
After the crush in the west terrace had begun to develop, was there any error or omission by the police which caused or contributed to the loss of lives in the disaster?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether any error or omission MAY have caused or contributed to the loss of lives.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
Factors to consider included whether commanding officers should have taken steps to relieve the crush at an earlier stage and whether officers at the perimeter fence reacted appropriately and promptly.
Question 14
After the crush in the west terrace had begun to develop, was there any error or omission by the ambulance service (SYMAS) which caused or contributed to the loss of lives in the disaster?If they answer no, the jury will be asked whether there was any error or omission which MAY have caused or contributed to the loss of lives.
They will be able to explain their answer if they wish to.
The jury were advised to consider factors including whether SYMAS officers at the stadium could have done more to find out the nature and seriousness of the emergency and react to it.
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