Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Unsupervised minors and inaccurate attendance data at Leeds Festival
The earlier warning
Anya Buckley · 19 Jan 2021 · Kevin McLoughlin, West Yorkshire (Eastern)
“Young people aged 16-17 are admitted to the Leeds Festival without any adult supervision.”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/anya-buckley
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Anya Buckley (19 Jan 2021) · stated timescale: 28 April 2021
“Our Clients will host and participate in a Festival S-Map Group which is to hold its first meeting on 28 April 2021. This will be a working group hosted by Festival Republic, including Registered Office - 45 Union Road, New Mills, High Peak, SK22 3EL Registered Number - 13223887 This company is not authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority representatives from Festival Republic, Leeds City Council, Reading Borough Council, the Police, Forward Leeds and a leading Child Clinician.”
judiciary.uk/…/2021-0014-Response-from-Festival-and-Event-Solut…
What recurred
- 21 Aug 2023 · David Celino · Kevin McLoughlin · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Anya Buckley · 19 Jan 2021
“Young people aged 16-17 are admitted to the Leeds Festival without any adult supervision.”
Later · David Celino · 21 Aug 2023
“Neither the organiser of the festival (Festival Republic) nor Leeds City Council which licenced the event had accurate information about the number of people under 18 who were attending the festival.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.