Stakeholders with a professional interest in the provision of public playground equipment
were contacted in person, by telephone and by email in order to gain their perspectives
on the issue of older people using playgrounds. Contacts were made via the UK based
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and by attendance at the
International Play Safety Conference 2006. 4 representatives of play equipment
manufacturers and 5 other stakeholders with a professional interest in the design and
provision of playground equipment were interviewed. In addition interviews were
conducted with 3 UK Council representatives with responsibility for playground provision.