Premier League clubs have made only limited progress on stadia accessibility for disabled fans, broken Premier League rules and failed to provide sufficient information when questioned, a review published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has revealed.
Analysis by the Commission, based on responses to questions put to all twenty Premier League clubs, has revealed:
- only 7 clubs are providing even the minimum number of wheelchair spaces
- only 7 clubs have larger, fully equipped toilets, known as changing places toilets, installed
- 7 clubs are breaking the Premier League’s own rules by not publishing access statements to give disabled fans essential information about their ground
All clubs failing to meet the minimum requirements will be given a deadline of September 2017 to publish a clear action plan and timetable for improvement or face a statutory investigation from the Commission.
Publishing the findings, Commission Chair, David Isaac, said: