The aim of the FSOA is to improve safety at football grounds by enhancing the role of safety management and the status of the Safety Officer within the industry

Joined October 2012
The countdown is on! ⌛ There’s officially less than 100 days to go until the SGSA Conference 2022. Grab your early bird tickets before it’s too late! eventbrite.com/e/sgsa-confer… #SGSAConf #SafeSportsGrounds
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Why new rules for safe standing could mean big capacity cuts... and how to avoid them. bit.ly/30ZTuT9
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There’s only a week to go until the @TheFSOA conference. Join us and hear from our very own Edwin Saayeng at 11:45 on Wednesday 13th October talking about who needs #accreditation and how to implement Accreditation into your operations. Looking forward to seeing you there.
What a week! "From 1 Jan 2022, the UK Government will be implementing a historic change which will allow... safe standing". A long-awaited announcement, made on Wednesday by @SGSA_UK. I take a look back at the campaign & forward to the challenges ahead: safestandingroadshow.co.uk/n…
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Great news, huge thanks to @DCMS for making this possible!
Football grounds subject to all-seater policy invited to apply to have licensed standing areas from 1 Jan. Grounds must meet a range of criteria to be an early adopter, including having seats with barriers/independent barriers in home and away sections. sgsa.org.uk/licensed-standin…
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💼 The football club has a full-time vacancy for a Marketing Executive. #BristolRovers

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For #motivationalmonday, we have chosen just some of the beautiful photos shared by members of the work they have helped support in the last week. It's wonderful to see teams working hard & supporting incredible events. Congratulations all 👍👏 #strongertogether #teamwork #kudos
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Details have emerged about how the UK's live music sector will be able to operate from 19 July with Covid certificates 'urged' for some events. Read more here👇 via IQ Mag. iq-mag.net/2021/07/uk-gov-19…
With thanks to the @TheFSOA for sharing this short interview with Liam Boylan and @SportsVenueBiz, eloquently identifying the challenges of steward sustainability, event stacking, shortages and training. Great work, and worth a watch here- sportsvenuebusiness.com/2021…
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Fantastic to be back in the National Stadium to support the SFA and UEFA use of Raven. Hard lines to the team on Monday but a really fantastic experience and really drives home the number of people who are working so hard to make Euro2020 a massive success!
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Minimising delays in order to maximise team effectiveness is a key driver behind #MotorolaSolutions technology. Because when our technology supports your needs, whether that's via voice, video or data, everything becomes smarter: stwb.co/phueauc
JAILED | A man was jailed for terrorism offences on Tuesday following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East. The 52-year-old was sentenced to 4 years behind bars for possessing material in relation to Extreme Right Wing Terrorism. Read more ⬇️

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SIA licence holders can now download the free Action Counters Terrorism (ACT) app. It provides practical advice and guidance and information in one place on how to respond in the event of an attack. bit.ly/3qBqSrp #SIAInfo
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COUNTY CUP FINALS - FREE entry⬇️ 🏆Football Safety Officers Association Benevolent Bowl Final @TheFSOA AFC Killingworth v Burradon & New Fordley Saturday 📍 Whitley Park NE12 9FA 🗓️ Fri 28 May ⏰ 7pm KO
What #VMS operator doesn't want that - quickly filter sequences from video surveillance. Automatic detection of areas with motion. And maintain data protection via #AI-based pixelation > Video Management with SeMSy Compact > all in one youtu.be/5iLMdZA6yeE
Developed by Counter Terrorism Policing and security partners, our ACT E-Learning training is free for both businesses and individuals. It takes just 45 minutes and can help save lives.

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As the end of the #football season is in sight, make sure to connect your whole team and unify your operations > dcrs.co.uk/leisure-and-sport… #Bodycams #VoCoVo
Most will know about our core representation around shortages to the supply chain in the coming months. As part of the ongoing communications- see this excerpt, prepared by UKCMA and @TheFSOA - shared with the SIA, relating to available statistics. #strongertogether #supplychain
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Our VAR fan consultation closes at midday - last chance to have your say xitter.cf/WeAreTheFSA/status/138…
Our VAR consultation closes on Monday - so make sure you have your say. Only takes two minutes to participate: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/fsa-var… #VAR
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As crimes against retail staff increase convenience store, The Co-op, is committed to keeping employees and customers safe through the deployment of #MotorolaSolutions VT100 #BodyWornCameras. Read their story: stwb.co/pezrlrc