Sports Ground Safety Certificate
To operate a sports ground that holds more than 10,000
spectators, you will 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
Regulation
Apply
To receive an application form, please contact us on the details
at the bottom of the page.
Fees
For information on application and inspection fees, please
contact us on the details below.
Application Evaluation
Applicants must provide requested information and plans to
Cheshire East Authority who will consider if the applicant is in a
position to prevent any breach of the terms and conditions of a
certificate.
Cheshire East will send a copy of an application for a
safety certificate to the chief police officer of the area, the
fire and rescue authority. Each of these bodies must be consulted
about the terms and conditions to be included in a certificate.
The process is the same for applications to vary the existing
circumstances of the certificate.
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.
Right of Appeal
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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