Safe Standing and Rail Seating

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Dear Sports Grounds Safety Authority,

Please could you provide me with all correspondence (including letters, reports and all other relevant documentation) between yourselves and The Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary and the Police National Lead For Football, Mark Roberts, in relation to Safe Standing and Rail Seating.

Yours faithfully,

Louise Brookes

SGSA HQ Mail, Sports Grounds Safety Authority

Dear Ms Brooks,
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information Request, dated 05/09/21,
in which you asked to be provided with: 

"..all correspondence (including letters, reports and all other relevant documentation) between yourselves and The Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary and the Police National Lead For Football, Mark Roberts, in relation to Safe Standing and Rail Seating."

Unfortunately, we have not been able to fulfil this request within the
usual 20 working-day limit.  As a result, we will require an additional
period of 20 days to fulfil this request and as such we will respond to
you on, or before, Friday 5 November 2021

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FOI Enquiries

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

10 South Colonnade, 

London, 

E14 4PU

 

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investigate any aspect of your complaint. Please note that the ICO is
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before beginning his investigation

 

 

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

10 South Colonnade, 

London, 

E14 4PU

Tel: 020-7930-6693

 

From: Louise Brookes <[FOI #790742 email]>
Sent: 11 September 2021 10:40
To: SGSA HQ Mail <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Safe Standing and Rail Seating

 

Dear Sports Grounds Safety Authority,

 

Please could you provide me with all correspondence (including letters, reports and all other relevant documentation) between yourselves and The Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary and the Police National Lead For Football, Mark Roberts, in relation to Safe Standing and Rail Seating.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Louise Brookes

 

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SGSA HQ Mail, Sports Grounds Safety Authority

Dear Ms Brooks,
Further to my recent e-mail regarding the Freedom of Information request
that you submitted on 05/09/21, in which you asked to be provided with: 

"..all correspondence (including letters, reports and all other relevant documentation) between yourselves and The Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary and the Police National Lead For Football, Mark Roberts, in relation to Safe Standing and Rail Seating."

I wish to inform you that we have now collated the documents that we
believe fall within the scope of your request.
Prior to releasing any documents to you, it will be necessary for us to
conduct a review of these documents in order to determine whether the
information they contain, may be exempt from release. 
To conduct this review, we will require an additional period of 20 working
days and as such we will respond to you either on or before, Friday,
December 3 2021.

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for information and/or wish to appeal against information being withheld
from you please, send full details within two calendar months of the date
of this letter to:

         

FOI Enquiries

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

10 South Colonnade, 

London, 

E14 4PU

 

You have the right to ask the Information Commissioner (ICO) to
investigate any aspect of your complaint. Please note that the ICO is
likely to expect internal complaints procedures to have been exhausted
before beginning his investigation

 

 

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

10 South Colonnade, 

London, 

E14 4PU

Tel: 020-7930-6693

 

From: Louise Brookes <[FOI #790742 email]>
Sent: 11 September 2021 10:40
To: SGSA HQ Mail <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Safe Standing and Rail Seating

 

Dear Sports Grounds Safety Authority,

 

Please could you provide me with all correspondence (including letters, reports and all other relevant documentation) between yourselves and The Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary and the Police National Lead For Football, Mark Roberts, in relation to Safe Standing and Rail Seating.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Louise Brookes

 

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SGSA HQ Mail, Sports Grounds Safety Authority

Dear Ms. Brooks,
Further to my recent e-mail regarding the Freedom of Information request
that you submitted on 05/09/21, in which you asked to be provided with: 

"..all correspondence (including letters, reports and all other relevant documentation) between yourselves and The Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary and the Police National Lead For Football, Mark Roberts, in relation to Safe Standing and Rail Seating."

I wish to inform you that we have now reviewed the material captured
within the scope of your request. 
Prior to releasing any material to you, we would like to consult the
partners/stakeholders identified within, or who may be owners of, any
material we plan to release to you.
As such, we will require an additional period of 5 working days in order
to undertake this consultation. We will respond to you either on or
before, Friday December 10, 2021.

Complaints and comments

 

If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of our response to your request
for information and/or wish to appeal against information being withheld
from you please, send full details within two calendar months of the date
of this letter to:

         

FOI Enquiries

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

10 South Colonnade, 

London, 

E14 4PU

 

You have the right to ask the Information Commissioner (ICO) to
investigate any aspect of your complaint. Please note that the ICO is
likely to expect internal complaints procedures to have been exhausted
before beginning his investigation

 

 

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

10 South Colonnade, 

London, 

E14 4PU

Tel: 020-7930-6693

SGSA HQ Mail, Sports Grounds Safety Authority

1 Attachment

Dear Ms. Brooks,
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information Request, dated 05/09/21,
in which you asked to be provided with: 

"..all correspondence (including letters, reports and all other relevant documentation) between yourselves and The Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary and the Police National Lead For Football, Mark Roberts, in relation to Safe Standing and Rail Seating."

Please the attached zip file containing the material that we have
identified as being within the scope of your request.
The zip file contains several documents:
Email Correspondence

* release-redacted.pdf 

Attachments

* 2 Letters from Chief Constable Mark Roberts to Martyn Henderson
* 1 Letter from Chief Constable Mark Roberts to Paul McCormack
* 2 Letters from Martyn Henderson to Chief Constable Mark Roberts 
* A paper from Michael Johnson to SGSA
* SG01 Summary Paper

Redaction Log 

* redaction.xls

There were a further two documents, already in the public domain, that
were captured within the scope of your request. 
They are:

* [1]The safe management of persistent standing in seated areas at
football stadia
* [2]Supplement Guidance 01: Safe Standing in Seated Areas

Complaints and comments

 

If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of our response to your request
for information and/or wish to appeal against information being withheld
from you please, send full details within two calendar months of the date
of this letter to:

         

FOI Enquiries

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

10 South Colonnade, 

London, 

E14 4PU

 

You have the right to ask the Information Commissioner (ICO) to
investigate any aspect of your complaint. Please note that the ICO is
likely to expect internal complaints procedures to have been exhausted
before beginning his investigation

 

 

Sports Grounds Safety Authority

10 South Colonnade, 

London, 

E14 4PU

Tel: 020-7930-6693

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