POPP-C.9 Response Historic

Mandate annual renewal, inspection, and revocation of sports ground safety certificates

Recommendation

There should be (1) annual renewal of safety certificates issued under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975; (2) a duty on the local authority annually to inspect the premises prior to re-issuing the certificate and (3) power for the local authority to revoke the certificate.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Popplewell Inquiry — Final Report 16 Jan 1986
Recommendation age 40.4 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates