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Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011

A Bill to confer further powers on the Football Licensing Authority and to amend its name; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 30 June 2010 by Jonathan Lord (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011, receiving Royal Assent on 12 July 2011.

What the bill does

<p>The Football Licensing Authority (FLA) is responsible for licensing league and international football grounds in England and Wales and for overseeing the control of safety at these grounds by local authorities.</p><p>The Bill would rename the FLA as the Sports Grounds Safety Authority and would enable it to provide advice about safety at sports grounds generally. However, it would not extend the FLA&rsquo;s licensing functions or its local authority oversight duties to sports grounds other than football grounds.</p>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 30 Jun 2010
  2. 2nd reading Commons 22 Oct 2010
  3. Money resolution Commons 15 Nov 2010
  4. Committee stage Commons 19 Jan 2011
  5. Report stage Commons 4 Mar 2011
  6. 3rd reading Commons 4 Mar 2011
  7. 1st reading Lords 7 Mar 2011
  8. 2nd reading Lords 13 May 2011
  9. Committee stage Lords 9 Jun 2011
  10. 3rd reading Lords 16 Jun 2011
  11. Royal Assent Unassigned 12 Jul 2011

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 20 Oct 2011.