You must have a safety certificate for sports grounds which have:

10,000

a capacity of more than 10,000
spectators (designated ground)

5,000

a capacity of more than 5,000
spectators for Premiership or Football League matches (designated ground)

500

a covered stand for more than
500 spectators (regulated stand)

Types of safety certificate

A general safety certificate specifies an activity or activities which the sports ground can hold for an indefinite time.

A special safety certificate is for an activity or activities which the sports ground intends to hold on a single date or series of dates. This would be different to the ground’s normal activities, for example a music concert.

Conditions of the certificate

You must follow the conditions on the certificate. These could be things like keeping safety maintenance or attendance records. You must tell us before making any changes to the grounds or stands. You can apply to have your certificate amended, replaced or transferred to another person.

If your sports ground doesn’t have a safety certificate or you don’t follow the conditions on it, you could get a fine or go to prison.

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