Hillsborough Charter: A Long-Awaited Apology and Legacy for Victims' Families
The UK government's decision not to introduce a Hillsborough Law, which would have imposed a legal "duty of candour" on public authorities and officials to tell the truth, has been criticized as an "absolute insult" by the sister of one of the disaster victims. Campaigners argue that the government's signing of a Hillsborough Charter instead is inadequate and "not worth the paper it's written on." The Hillsborough disaster in 1989 resulted in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans due to a series of failures by police, the ambulance service, and stadium defects. Families of the victims continue to push for a Hillsborough Law to ensure justice and accountability.