Sports stand safety certificate - Licences and permissions

If you operate a sports ground  which is not designated as requiring a safety certificate, you will still require a safety certificate for any covered stand that holds 500 or more spectators.

A safety certificate may be either:

• A general safety certificate which covers the use of the stand for viewing an activity, or a number of activities, specified in the certificate for an indefinite period which starts on a specified date
• A special safety certificate which covers the use of the stand for viewing a certain specified activity or activities on a certain specified occasion or occasions

A separate application must be submitted for each regulated stand. However, one certificate may cover more than one stand.

If you are served with a notice determining that a sports stand is a regulated stand you can appeal to the local Magistrates' court.

Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987

For information about the cost of a sports stand certificate contact us.

It can take up to 20 days to process an application for a regulated stand safety certificate.

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