The Football Spectators (Seating) (Amendment) (England) Order 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-08-01)

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/728, “the 2022 Order”) directed the Sports Grounds Safety Authority to include in any licence to admit spectators (defined in section 1(7) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37)) to the premises listed in Schedule 2 to that Order, a condition imposing the requirements specified in Schedule 1 to that Order as regards the seating of spectators during designated football matches at those premises.

Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 829

SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS, ENGLAND

The Football Spectators (Seating) (Amendment) (England) Order 2025

Made

9th July 2025

Laid before Parliament

11th July 2025

Coming into force

2nd August 2025

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Football Spectators Act 1989(1 (\"#f00001\")), having consulted the Sports Grounds Safety Authority in accordance with section 11(4) of that Act.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (Seating) (Amendment) (England) Order 2025, and comes into force on 2nd August 2025.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

Amendment to the Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2022

2.—(1) The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2022(2 (\"#f00002\")) is amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 2 (premises to which the requirements in Schedule 1 must apply), for the first column of the entry for Goodison Park, occupied by Everton Football Club, substitute—

“Hill Dickinson Stadium

Bramley Moore Dock,

Liverpool

L5 9SR”.

Stephanie Peacock

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

9th July 2025

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Football Spectators (Seating) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/728 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/728\"), “the 2022 Order”) directed the Sports Grounds Safety Authority to include in any licence to admit spectators (defined in section 1(7) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/37\")) to the premises listed in Schedule 2 to that Order, a condition imposing the requirements specified in Schedule 1 to that Order as regards the seating of spectators during designated football matches at those premises.

“Designated football matches” are association football matches designated by order by the Secretary of State using the power conferred by section 1 of the Football Spectators Act 1989. The current designation order is the Football Spectators (Designation of Football Matches in England and Wales) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/3331 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3331\")).

This Order amends the entry for Everton Football Club in Schedule 2 to the 2022 Order to reflect that the club has moved to a new stadium.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(1)

1989 c. 37 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/37\").

(2)

S.I. 2022/728 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/728\").