The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2022

Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 728

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events, England And Wales

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2022

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 1989(1), having consulted the Sports Grounds Safety Authority in accordance with section 11(4) of that Act.

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2022 and comes into force on 25th July 2022.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

(3) In Schedule 1 to this Order—

(a) 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;

(b) 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.

Direction

2.  The Secretary of State directs the Sports Grounds Safety Authority(2) to include a condition imposing the requirements as respects the seating of spectators at designated football matches(3) specified in Schedule 1 in any licence to admit spectators(4) to premises specified in Schedule 2.

Revocations

3.  The Orders listed in Schedule 3 to this Order are revoked.

Review

4.—(1) The Secretary of State must, from time to time—

(a) carry out a review of the regulatory provision contained in this Order; and

(b) publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.

(2) The first report must be published before 7th December 2026.

(3) Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding five years.

(4) Section 30(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015(5) requires that a report published under this article must, in particular—

(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision referred to in paragraph (1)(a);

(b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved;

(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate; and

(d) if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.

(5) 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).

Nigel Huddleston

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

29th June 2022

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1 Requirements to be imposed

1.  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.

2.  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.

Article 2

SCHEDULE 2 Premises in respect of which a condition imposing the requirements specified in Schedule 1 to this Order must be imposed

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
Goodison Park Goodison Road Liverpool L4 4EL	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	–

Article 3

SCHEDULE 3 Revocations

1.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1994(6).

2.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1995(7).

3.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1996(8).

4.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1997(9).

5.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1998(10).

6.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 1999(11).

7.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2000(12).

8.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2001(13).

9.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2002(14).

10.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2003(15).

11.  The Football Spectators (Seating) (No.2) Order 2003(16).

12.  Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2004(17).

13.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2005(18).

14.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2006(19).

15.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2007(20).

16.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2008(21).

17.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2010(22).

18.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2011(23).

19.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2012(24).

20.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2013(25).

21.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2016(26).

22.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2020(27).

23.  The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2021(28).

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.

(1)

1989 c. 37.

(2)

Section 1(6A) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 defines “the licensing authority” as the Sports Grounds Safety Authority, and was inserted by paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 2 to the Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011 (c. 6).

(3)

For the meaning of “designated football match” see section 1(2) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 and article 2 of S.I. 2000/3331.

(4)

“Licence to admit spectators” is defined in section 1(7) of the Football Spectators Act 1989.

(5)

2015 c. 26.

(6)

S.I. 1994/1666, amended by S.I. 2021/1239.

(7)

S.I. 1995/1706.

(8)

S.I. 1996/1706.

(9)

S.I. 1997/1677.

(10)

S.I. 1998/1599.

(11)

S.I. 1999/1926.

(12)

S.I. 2000/1739.

(13)

S.I. 2001/2373.

(14)

S.I. 2002/1755.

(15)

S.I. 2003/1280.

(16)

S.I. 2003/1541, amended by S.I. 2021/1239.

(17)

S.I. 2004/1737.

(18)

S.I. 2005/1751.

(19)

S.I. 2006/1661.

(20)

S.I. 2007/2038.

(21)

S.I. 2008/1749.

(22)

S.I. 2010/1584.

(23)

S.I. 2011/1436.

(24)

S.I. 2012/1470.

(25)

S.I. 2013/1568.

(26)

S.I. 2016/629.

(27)

S.I. 2020/982.

(28)

S.I. 2021/1239.