Sports Grounds Safety Authority

The SGSA was established through the Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011, which received royal assent in July 2011 and commenced on 1 November 2011.

The aim of the SGSA is to ensure that all spectators regardless of age, gender, ethnic origin, disability, or the team that they support are able to attend sports grounds in safety, comfort and security.

Instead it was eventually charged with implementing some of the Report's key recommendations by: In 1992 the Government of the United Kingdom decided to allow clubs in the Football League Second and Third Divisions to retain some standing accommodation, provided that this satisfied certain criteria.

Although the formal role of the FLA was limited to professional football grounds, they did respond to requests for general advice and information in relation to other sporting venues – where the issues and needs are often the same.

On 14 October 2010 it was announced that the FLA was one of the 192 Quangos to be axed by Her Majesty's Government,[1] with its expertise and functions transferred to another body.