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Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SG SA)

Sports Grounds Safety Authority is a Executive NDPB sponsored by Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Regulatory and advisory body for spectator sports: -issuing licences to the 92 Premier League and English Football League grounds, along with Wembley and (as necessary) the Principality Stadium to allow them to permit spectators to watch matches; -overseeing local authorities in their duties to sports grounds safety and safety certification.) -setting globally respected standards in guidance documents for the secotr

Regional Remit

SG SA operates in England and Wales. Their headquarters are located in London.


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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025

2023/24 Chair's Name

Derek Wilson

Established

2011

Ombudsman

Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman

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Finances

This figure provides an overview of Sports Grounds Safety Authority’s income and expenditure during the 2023/24 financial year.

Some ALBs, such as those with Trading Fund status, do not classify their spending data by RDEL, CDEL, and AME and will report £0 for these values.
For more information regarding RDEL, CDEL and AME, please see our analysis of ALB Spending.

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Staffing

The figure below shows the types of staff employed by Sports Grounds Safety Authority on 31 March 2024.


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Arms Length Bodies

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