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Licence summary
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If you operate a sports ground in that holds more than 10,000 spectators, you may be required to hold a safety certificate. A safety certificate may be either: - a general safety certificate issued for the use of a sports ground for a specified activity or activities, during an indefinite period or
- a special safety certificate for the use of a sports ground for a specified activity or activities on a specified occasion or occasions.
Safety certificates are available from Medway Council. You must comply with any terms or conditions attached to a certificate.
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Eligibility criteria
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To be eligible for a safety certificate, you must be likely to be in a position to prevent contravention of the terms and conditions of a certificate.
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Regulation summary
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A summary of the eligibility criteria for this licence is available at www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/ercSectorsDetails?r.lc=en&itemId=1077111298
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Application evaluation process
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Applicants must provide requested information and plans to the council within the time specified. If the applicant fails to provide the requested information within the specified time, the application will be deemed to have been withdrawn. The council will consider if the applicant is in a position to prevent any breach of the terms and conditions of a certificate. The council must send a copy of an application for a safety certificate to the chief police officer for Medway, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (www.kent.fire-uk.org) and South Thames Gateway Building Control Partnership. 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, the 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. The council must send a copy of a transfer application to the bodies named above and consult them about any proposed amendment, replacement or transfer.
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Will tacit consent apply?
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No. It is in the public interest that the council must process an application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the council within a reasonable period, please contact it using the details below.
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Apply online
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Please note that the online application system for a sports ground safety certificate is not available at the moment.
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Failed application redress
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Please contact the council in the first instance, using the details below. Any applicant who is refused a safety certificate because they are not considered to be an eligible person can appeal to a magistrates court. An applicant who is refused a special safety certificate may also appeal to a magistrates court against a refusal of his or her application based on grounds other than a decision that they are not an eligible person.
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Licence holder redress
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Please contact the council in the first instance. Any licence holder who wishes to appeal against a condition attached to or the omission of anything from, their safety certificate or against the refusal to amend or replace a safety certificate, may appeal to a magistrates court. They may also appeal to a county court against an order of a magistrate's court.
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Consumer complaint
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If you are a customer of a sports ground operator or a spectator, you should first contact the operator, preferably in writing, with proof of delivery. If that does not work and if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct (www.consumerdirect.gov.uk) will give you advice. From outside the UK, contact the UK European Consumer Centre (www.ukecc.net).
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Other redress
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Anyone who wants to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the safety certificate may appeal to a 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.
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Trade association
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Federation of Sports and Play Associations (FSPA) (www.sportsandplay.com).
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