Meeting 142
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Minutes of the hundred and forty second meeting of the Football Licensing Authority held on 3 July 2007 at Harcourt House, London

Present

Mr AJ Speed - Chairman
Mr B Batson
Miss P Carvell
Dr J Dickie
Mr J Garner
Ms J Summerell
Mr J Woodrow
Mr J R K de Quidt     - Chief Executive

In attendance

Mr KD Sears
Mrs N A Rutherford

Apologies were received from Dr B Robertson

1          Minutes of the previous meeting

1.1       The minutes of the hundred and forty first meeting were agreed and signed by the Chairman.

2          Matters arising

2.1       Dr Dickie reported that following the last Board meeting he had written to the Chairman of the working group on dynamic performance as agreed.  He awaited a reply.

            Action: Dr Dickie to update the Board at the next meeting.

3          Chief Executives reports (FLA(07)18)  (FLA(07)21)

3.1       In discussion of the reports the following points were raised:

  • DCMS were still considering whether and how to expand our powers. 

 

  • The Board confirmed that the FLA remained fully committed to a joint approach by all the members of the joint working group on persistent standing.
  • The FLA had been invited to participate in an international working group who would provide input and advice to UEFA on the suitability of venues to host key European matches.

 

  • The FLA had received a request from the Core Cities group to host a discussion forum for local authorities on our website. While it could see the merits of this, the Board considered that these were outweighed by the disadvantages.  It agreed to reject the proposal.

 

4          Annual report and account 2007           (FLA(07)20)

4.1       The Chairman of the audit committee reported that the committee had considered the draft annual report and accounts for 2007 and had recommended that the Board approve the document subject to some minor amendments.  The Board approved the report and accounts.  These would be laid in July.

5          Guide to safety at Sports Grounds        (FLA(07)19)

5.1       The Board agreed that the latest draft of the Green Guide should be issued for public consultation.

6          Matters arising

6.1       No matters were raised.

7          Date of the next meeting

7.1       The August meeting would be cancelled.  The next meeting would take place on Tuesday 11 September in Harcourt House at 10.30am.

The licences for the forthcoming season were signed.

FLA Secretariat
July 2007


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