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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-02-01more like thismore than 2023-02-01
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Sportsgrounds: Safety more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Sports Ground Safety Authority has responsibility for (a) the safety of pitch-adjacent walls and barriers and (b) other aspects of player and athlete security within stadiums; and whether there are minimum and evidence-based standards in place to protect player safety. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester, Withington more like this
tabling member printed
Jeff Smith more like this
uin 137900 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-02-09more like thismore than 2023-02-09
answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount.</p><p>Sports pitch perimeter safety is primarily the responsibility of the relevant national governing body of the sport, and the relevant competition/event organisers of the fixture.</p><p>It is for individual clubs to carry out risk assessments and put in place mitigations that will improve player safety.</p><p>The Sports Grounds Safety Authority has regulatory responsibility to issue licences which permit relevant football grounds to admit spectators, and to oversee local authorities in their duties around related safety certification.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Pudsey more like this
answering member printed Stuart Andrew more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-02-09T10:40:59.947Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-09T10:40:59.947Z
answering member
4032
label Biography information for Stuart Andrew more like this
tabling member
4456
label Biography information for Jeff Smith more like this