| Licence summary |
If you operate a sports ground in England, Scotland or Wales
that holds more than 10,000 spectators, you may be required to hold
a safety certificate.
A safety certificate may be either:
- a general safety certificate issued for the use of a sports
ground for a specified activity, or activities, during an
indefinite period
- a special safety certificate for the use of a sports ground for
a specified activity or activities on a specified occasion or
occasions
Safety certificates are obtained from your local authority.
You must comply with any terms or conditions attached to a
certificate.
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| Eligibility Criteria |
To be eligible for a safety certificate, you must be likely to
be in a position to prevent contravention of the terms and
conditions of a certificate.
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| Regulation Summary |
A summary of
the regulation relating to this licence
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| Application Evaluation Process |
Applicants must provide requested information and plans to the
local authority within the time specified. If the applicant fails
to provide the requested information within the specified time the
application will be deemed to have been withdrawn.
A local authority will consider if the applicant is in a
position to prevent any breach of the terms and conditions of a
certificate.
The local authority must send a copy of an application for a
safety certificate to the chief police officer of the area, the
fire and rescue authority if they are not that authority and the
building authority if they are not that authority in England and
Wales. In Scotland they shall send an application to the chief
police officer and either the fire authority or building authority.
Each of these bodies must be consulted about the terms and
conditions to be included in a certificate.
If an application is made to transfer a certificate the local
authority must determine if the person to whom the certificate is
to be transferred, if they made an application, would qualify for
the issue of a certificate. The applicant may be the current holder
of the certificate or the person to whom the certificate is to be
transferred.
The local authority must send a copy of a transfer application
to the chief police officer of the area, the fire and rescue
authority if they are not that authority and the building authority
if they are not that authority in England and Wales. In Scotland
they shall send an application to the chief police officer and
either the fire authority or building authority. They shall consult
them about any proposed amendment, replacement or transfer.
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| Will Tacit Consent Apply? |
Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your
application is granted if you have not heard from the local
authority by the end of the target completion period
OR
No. It is in the public interest that the authority must process
your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard
from the local authority within a reasonable period, please contact
it. You can do this
online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use
the contact details below.
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| Apply online |
Apply for a sport ground safety certificate
Tell us about a change to your existing circumstances
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| Failed Application Redress |
Please contact your Local Authority in the first instance.
Any applicant who is refused a safety certificate because they
are not considered to be an eligible person can appeal to the
Magistrates court.
An applicant who is refused a special safety certificate may
also appeal to the Magistrates court against a refusal of his
application based on grounds other than a decision that they are
not an eligible person.
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| Licence Holder Redress |
Please contact your Local Authority in the first instance.
Any licence holder who wishes to appeal against a condition
attached to, or the omission of anything from, their safety
certificate, or against the refusal to amend or replace a safety
certificate, may appeal to the Magistrates court. They may also
appeal to the county court against an order of the Magistrate's
court.
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| Consumer Complaint |
We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the
first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the
form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if
you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give
you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.
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| Other Redress |
Any person concerned in ensuring compliance with the terms and
conditions of the safety certificate may appeal to the Magistrate's
court against any condition attached to, or the omission of
anything from, asafety certificate, or against the refusal to amend
or replace a safety certificate.
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| Trade Associations |
Federation of Sports and
Play Associations (FSPA)
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Scottish
Sports Association (SSA)
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