(i)

the Head of Development Management;

(ii)

a representative of the Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club Limited;

(iii)

a representative for the Head of Legal Services;

(iv)

the Safety Advisory Group was established after the Hillsborough disaster and consists of members of the Council, Devon and Somerset Fire, Devon and Cornwall Police and Ambulance Service.

(v)

the east and west stands at Plymouth Albion ground was now eligible to be administered through the  Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 legislation;

(vi)

the Safety Advisory Group had been communicating with Plymouth Albion representatives;

(vii)

it was requested that the Licensing Sub Committee (Miscellaneous) have delegated authority to make further decisions in the future upon the regulation of the east and west stands;

(viii)

Plymouth Albion representatives have applied for a general safety certificate for these stands;

(ix)

whilst preparation was made to implement legislative regulations to the east and west stands of Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club Ltd other legislation would ensure the safety of the ground;

(x)

the Council would take immediate action if concerns were raised regarding safety;

(xi)

the regulatory legislation was not requested to be implemented at an earlier stage as previous guidance for the capacity of stands would not have required.  However following the issue of recent Guidance, this has now been reviewed.  The Guidance now clarifies the calculations required to assess the capacity of the stands and that the stands require to be regulated once over a capacity of 500.

(xii)

the north stand was not required to meet to the regulatory legislation as it was a smaller temporary stand however it would still be required to meet safety regulations;

(xiii)

risk assessments and safety guidelines would be formalised with Plymouth Albion;

(xiv)

Calculations regarding capacity for the stands were still to be finalised;

(xv)

the Council would not have more power to regulate the running of the ground as it was the safety regulations of the east and west stands that was to be affected;

(1)

make a preliminary determination that the east and west stands of  the grounds of Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club Limited should be regulated under Section 28 of the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987

(2)

authorises the Assistant Director of Development (Planning) to issue all necessary letters of determination with regard to the preliminary determination;

(3)

delegate authority to the Licensing Sub Committee (Miscellaneous) the authority to consider any application made by the Club for a general safety certificates for the east and west stands.