Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill
Football Licensing Authority poised to gain more power.
The Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill was given an unopposed third reading in the House of Commons last Friday and will now go to the Lords for further deliberation.
If passed through the Lords, it will mean that the Football Licensing Authority (FLA), set up in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster, would for the first time be able to advise on safety at stadiums used for sports other than football under the changes agreed by MPs.
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The Bill is being sponsored in the Commons by Conservative MP Jonathan Lord who said the FLA had a world-class reputation in football circles.
Raising safety standards for spectators
The Bill would also see the FLA being renamed the Sports Grounds Safety Authority and would have a wider advisory remit, although its licensing functions would remain limited to football stadia.
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