The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2022
S.I. 2022/728 · Made 29 June 2022 · Extends to England and Wales
Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales
Made 29th June 2022
Laid before Parliament 4th July 2022
Coming into force 25th July 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Football Spectators Act 1989f1, having consulted the Sports Grounds Safety Authority in accordance with section 11(4) of that Act.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Contents
- 1Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
- 2Direction
- 3Revocations
- 4Review
- Signature
- Schedule 1: Requirements to be imposed
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Schedule 2Premises in respect of which a condition imposing the requirements specified in Schedule 1 to this Order must be imposed
- Schedule 3: Revocations
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17
- 18Paragraph 18
- 19Paragraph 19
- 20Paragraph 20
- 21Paragraph 21
- 22Paragraph 22
- 23Paragraph 23
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement, extent and interpretationI1
This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2022 and comes into force on 25th July 2022.
This Order extends to England and Wales.
In Schedule 1 to this Order—
a “seat incorporating a barrier” is a seat that incorporates a barrier into its construction which limits the forward movement of spectators while allowing their lateral movement;
a “seat with an independent barrier” is a seat located directly behind a barrier which does not form part of the seat and which limits the forward movement of spectators while allowing their lateral movement.
2DirectionI1
3RevocationsI1
The Orders listed in Schedule 3 to this Order are revoked.
4ReviewI1
The Secretary of State must, from time to time—
carry out a review of the regulatory provision contained in this Order; and
publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.
The first report must be published before 7th December 2026.
Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding five years.
Section 30(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015f1 requires that a report published under this article must, in particular—
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision referred to in paragraph (1)(a);
assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved;
assess whether those objectives remain appropriate; and
if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.
In this article, “regulatory provision” has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act).
Signature
Nigel Huddleston
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
29th June 2022
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Only seated accommodation is to be provided for spectators at a designated football match, except in areas of the premises where there are seats incorporating a barrier or seats with an independent barrier.
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Spectators are only to be admitted to watch a designated football match from seated accommodation, except where they are admitted to watch the designated football match from areas of the premises where there are seats incorporating a barrier or seats with an independent barrier.
Schedule 2Premises in respect of which a condition imposing the requirements specified in Schedule 1 to this Order must be imposedI1
| Address of the premises | Football club of which the premises are the home ground |
|---|---|
Vitality Stadium Dean Court Bournemouth BH7 7AF | A. F. C. Bournemouth |
Emirates Stadium 75 Drayton Park London N5 1BU | Arsenal Football Club |
Villa Park Trinity Road Birmingham B6 6HE | Aston Villa Football Club |
Oakwell Stadium Grove Street Barnsley S71 1ET | Barnsley Football Club |
St Andrew’s Stadium Cattell Road Birmingham B9 4RL | Birmingham City Football Club |
Ewood Park Blackburn BB2 4JF | Blackburn Rovers Football Club |
Bloomfield Road Seasiders Way Blackpool FY1 6JJ | Blackpool Football Club |
University of Bolton Stadium Burnden Way Bolton BL6 6JW | Bolton Wanderers Football Club |
The Utilita Energy Stadium Valley Parade Bradford BD8 7DY | Bradford City Football Club |
Brentford Community Stadium 27 Great West Road Brentford TW8 9BW | Brentford Football Club |
The American Express Community Stadium Village Way Brighton BN1 9BL | Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club |
Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol BS3 2EJ | Bristol City Football Club |
Turf Moor Harry Potts Way Burnley BB10 4BX | Burnley Football Club |
Cardiff City Stadium Leckwith Road Cardiff CF11 8AZ | Cardiff City Football Club |
The Valley Floyd Road London SE7 8BL | Charlton Athletic Football Club |
Stamford Bridge Fulham Road London SW6 1HS | Chelsea Football Club |
Coventry Building Society Arena Judds Lane Coventry CV6 6GE | Coventry City Football Club |
Mornflake Stadium Gresty Road Crewe CW2 6EB | Crewe Alexandra Football Club |
Selhurst Park Stadium Whitehorse Lane London SE25 6PU | Crystal Palace Football Club |
Pride Park Stadium Pride Park Derby DE24 8XL | Derby County Football Club |
Eco-Power Stadium Stadium Way Doncaster DN4 5JW | Doncaster Rovers Football Club |
F1Hill Dickinson Stadium Bramley Moore Dock, Liverpool L5 9SR | Everton Football Club |
Craven Cottage Stevenage Road London SW6 6HH | Fulham Football Club |
MEMS Priestfield Stadium Redfern Avenue Gillingham ME7 2PE | Gillingham Football Club |
Blundell Park Cleethorpes Lincolnshire DN35 7PY | Grimsby Town Football Club |
The John Smith’s Stadium Stadium Way Huddersfield HD1 6PX | Huddersfield Town Association Football Club |
MKM Stadium Walton Street Hull HU3 6HU | Hull City Association Football Club |
Portman Road Stadium Portman Road Ipswich IP1 2DA | Ipswich Town Football Club |
Elland Road Stadium Elland Road Leeds LS11 0ES | Leeds United Football Club |
King Power Stadium Filbert Way Leicester LE2 7FL | Leicester City Football Club |
Anfield Anfield Road Liverpool L4 0TH | Liverpool Football Club |
Kenilworth Road Stadium 1 Maple Road Luton LU4 8AW | Luton Town Football Club |
Etihad Stadium Manchester M11 3FF | Manchester City Football Club |
Old Trafford Sir Matt Busby Way Manchester M16 0RA | Manchester United Football Club |
Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough TS3 6RS | Middlesbrough Football Club |
The Den Zampa Road London SE16 3LN | Millwall Football Club |
Stadium MK Stadium Way West Milton Keynes MK1 1ST | Milton Keynes Dons Football Club |
St James’ Park Strawberry Place Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4ST | Newcastle United Football Club |
Carrow Road Stadium Carrow Road Norwich NR1 1JE | Norwich City Football Club |
The City Ground West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 5FJ | Nottingham Forest Football Club |
Meadow Lane Stadium Meadow Lane Nottingham NG2 3HJ | Notts County Football Club |
Boundary Park Oldham Furtherwood Road OL1 2PA | Oldham Athletic Association Football Club |
Home Park Plymouth PL2 3DQ | Plymouth Argyle Football Club |
Vale Park Hamil Road Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1AW | Port Vale Football Club |
Fratton Park Frogmore Road Portsmouth PO4 8RA | Portsmouth Football Club |
Deepdale Sir Tom Finney Way Preston PR1 6RU | Preston North End Football Club |
Loftus Road Stadium South Africa Road London W12 7PJ | Queens Park Rangers Football Club |
The Select Car Leasing Stadium Reading RG2 0FL | Reading Football Club |
The Aesseal New York Stadium New York Way Rotherham S60 1AH | Rotherham United Football Club |
Bramall Lane Stadium Sheffield S2 4SU | Sheffield United Football Club |
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield S6 1SW | Sheffield Wednesday Football Club |
St Mary’s Stadium Britannia Road Southampton SO14 5FP | Southampton Football Club |
Roots Hall Stadium Victoria Avenue Westcliffe-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea SS2 6NQ | Southend United Football Club |
Edgeley Park Hardcastle Road Edgeley Stockport SK3 9DD | Stockport County Football Club |
bet365 Stadium Stanley Matthews Way Stoke-on-Trent ST4 4EG | Stoke City Football Club |
Stadium of Light Sunderland SR5 1SU | Sunderland Association Football Club |
Swansea.com Stadium Landore Swansea SA1 2FA | Swansea City Association Football Club |
The Energy Check County Ground County Road Swindon SN1 2ED | Swindon Town Football Club |
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 782 High Road Tottenham London N17 0BX | Tottenham Hotspur Football Club |
Prenton Park Prenton Road West Birkenhead CH42 9PY | Tranmere Rovers Football Club |
Banks’s Stadium Bescot Crescent Walsall WS1 4SA | Walsall Football Club |
Vicarage Road Stadium Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0ER | Watford Football Club |
The Hawthorns West Bromwich West Midlands B71 4LF | West Bromwich Albion Football Club |
London Stadium Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London E20 2ST | West Ham United Football Club |
DW Stadium Loire Drive Wigan WN5 0UZ | Wigan Athletic Football Club |
Molineux Stadium Waterloo Road Wolverhampton WV1 4QR | Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club |
Principality Stadium Westgate Street Cardiff CF10 1NS | – |
Wembley Stadium Wembley London HA9 0WS | – |
1I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1994f1.
2I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1995f1.
3I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1996f1.
4I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1997f1.
5I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1998f1.
6I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1999f1.
7I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2000f1.
8I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2001f1.
9I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2002f1.
10I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2003f1.
11I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) (No.2) Order 2003f1.
12I1
Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2004f1.
13I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2005f1.
14I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2006f1.
15I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2007f1.
16I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2008f1.
17I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2010f1.
18I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2011f1.
19I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2012f1.
20I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2013f1.
21I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2016f1.
22I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2020f1.
23I1
The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2021f1.
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order directs the Sports Grounds Safety Authority to include in any licence to admit spectators (as defined in section 1(7) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37)) to the premises listed in Schedule 2, a condition imposing the requirements specified in Schedule 1 as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches at those premises. “Designated football matches” are those association football matches designated by the Secretary of State, under powers conferred by section 1(2) of that Act.
This Order replaces conditions as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches previously imposed in relation to those premises and revokes the Orders listed in Schedule 3.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.