Statement from policemen in charge of Hillsborough match

Hillsborough disaster - 1989 Credit: ITV

The solicitors acting on behalf of former South Yorkshire Policemen Peter Hayes, Stuart Anderson and Walter Jackson have issued a statement in which they remind the media that the men are 'in their 70s' and of ill health.

The statement comes after the chief constable of South Yorkshire Police David Crompton admitted the force got the policing of the Hillsborough match ‘catastrophically wrong’ as he accepted the unlawful killing verdicts and apologised to the victims’ families.

  • Stuart Anderson - assistant chief constable, staff services The force’s head of personnel in 1989.

  • Walter Jackson – assistant chief constable, operationsResponsible for the force’s planning for all major events, including the 1989 semi-final, and for CID.

  • Peter Hayes – deputy chief constable. Of the senior officers, Hayes Was made responsible for the force’s legal response to the disaster, and for its gathering of evidence for the Taylor inquiry.