Sports Stands - Safety Certificate

Details

• Licence

  Sports Stands - Safety certificate

• EUGO

  

• Link to EUGO site

  http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/eu-go/

• Summary

  If you operate a sports ground in England, Scotland or Wales 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. Safety certificate may be either:
  a) 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;
  b) 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;
  
  One certificate may cover more than one stand.
  
  Certificates are obtained from Manchester City Council. You must comply with any conditions attached to a certificate.

• Fees

  The fee for an application under the Safety at Sports Ground Legislation for a General Safety Certificate is dependant on the size and complexity of the project and are for the cost of the administration, preparation, printing and advertising of the new certificate.
  
  If you require any further information over the cost of the application, please contact the Chief Building Surveyor at the following email address building.control@manchester.gov.uk

• Change of circumstances

  Please also use this form to notify us of any change in circumstances.

• Relevant legislation

  To be eligible for a general safety certificate, you must be the person responsible for the management of the ground.
  
  To be eligible for a special safety certificate, you must be the person responsible for the activity to be viewed from the stand on that occasion.
  
  A summary of the regulation relating to this licence can be found here:
  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1987/cukpga_19870027_en_1

• Link to Guidance Notes

  You may wish to print the guidance notes before completing the application online. http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/14235/motor_salvage_operator-guidance
  

• Attachments to be submitted with your Application

  None required for this application

• Online Application Form

  You can apply for this licence online here: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/licensing/onlineform/sportgroundsafety/

• Download Versions - Application form

  If you do not wish to apply on line you can download an application form complete and submit to Manchester City Council:
  
  Word version:
  http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/13922/sport_grounds_and_stands_safety_certificate-application
  
  PDF version:
  http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/13923/sport_grounds_and_stands_safety_certificate-application

• Declaration

  Upon completion of your application you will be required to confirm that you:
  a) have read fully and understood the contents of this form and any supporting information and agree to the terms and/or conditions set out within;
  b) understand that by submitting this application, you consent to Manchester City Council passing on the data within this application and its supporting documents to any authority or person that will assist its determination of this application, or as required by law;
  c) declare that the information provided is true to the best of your knowledge and belief;
  d) understand that if any false information is provided you may be guilty of an offence and liable to prosecution;
  e) understand that if the application is authorised you must inform the authority about any changes to circumstances that mean you no longer meet the conditions for the authorisation;
  f) understand where a statutory declaration has been provided it may be forwarded to Greater Manchester Police;
  

• Application Evaluation Process

  Applicants must provide requested information and plans to the local authority within the time specified. If it is not provided within the permitted time the application will be deemed to have been withdrawn.
  
  Manchester City Council will determine if any stand in their area is a regulated stand. If it is determined that it is, a notice will be served on the person who appears would qualify to be issued with a general safety certificate. The notice will give details of their determination and the effects of the determination.
  
  When Manchester City Council receives an application for a general safety certificate for a regulated stand at a sports ground they must determine if the stand is a regulated stand and if it if the applicant is the person who qualifies for the issue of the certificate. If they have already determined that the stand is a regulated stand and have not revoked this decision, they must decide if the applicant is the person who qualifies for the issue of the general safety certificate.
  
  If the Manchester City Council receives an application for a special safety certificate for a regulated stand they must determine if the applicant qualifies for the issue of a certificate.
  
  Manchester City Council 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. 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 Manchester City Council 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.
  
  Manchester City Council will send a copy of the 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 and shall consult them about any proposed amendment, replacement or transfer.

• Processing Timescales

  Within 10 working days of receipt of a completed application, a Planning and Building Control officer will contact you to discuss what the next steps are.

• Will Tacit Consent Apply

  Tacit Consent does not apply due to Public Safety.

• Applicant Complaints

  Please contact City Architects in the first instance (contact@manchester.gov.uk).
  
  Any applicant who is refused a general 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 court against a refusal based on grounds other than a decision that they are not an eligible person.

• Consumer Complaints

  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 contact Consumer Direct http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk.
  
  From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre http://www.ukecc.net/

• Other Complaints

  Please complete the online complaints form: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/licensing/complaintsform
  
  Any person who is served with a notice determining that a sports stand is a regulated sports stand may appeal to the local Magistrates' court. Any person concerned with 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, a safety certificate, or against the refusal to amend or replace a safety certificate.

• Contact

  Manchester City Council
  Building Control
  PO Box 532
  Manchester
  M60 2LA
  

• Email

  building.control@manchester.gov.uk

• Telephone

  (0044) 161 234 4490