Stewarding

Policy

STEWARDING POLICY 

Penrhiwceiber Rangers AFC 2025/26 Season


Date: August 1st for  2025/26 season

1. Policy Statement 

Stewarding Policy

1.1This Policy will be applied fairly, equally, and consistently to all persons, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other unjustifiable grounds.

2. Purpose 

2.1 Penrhiwceiber Rangers AFC requires a clear and concise Stewarding Policy to demonstrate the Club’s responsibilities for a ‘Specified Activity’, and or match day to clarify where lines of accountability exist and to outline the operational arrangements in place in conjunction with The Glasbrook Committee owners trustees of the Glasbrook.

3. Underpinning Procedures Allocation of Responsibilities 

3.1 The Committee of Penrhiwceiber Rangers AFC ensure that all the activities that take place at Glasbrook Stadium, for which they are responsible, are conducted in such a way that the safety of every person at the stadium is maximised.

3.2 Overall responsibility for Spectator Safety remains with the Club and its Committee

3.3 Operational responsibility for Spectator Safety is held by the Committee in accordance with the club’s constitution and Ground regulations.

3.4 The Club's operational delivery of this responsibility is managed through the Club officials, staff and stewards who will be briefed and deployed in such a manner as to ensure the safety of those attending the stadium for matchday. There is a duty upon all club committee and or playing staff to ensure that the Spectator Safety Policy is fully adhered to at all times.

3.5 Safety policy is reviewed at regular intervals by the Club and at least on an annual basis.

Arrangements for Monitoring Policy
3.6 The following methods are used to monitor the Spectator Safety Policy.

a) Daily basis: 

• Information on stadium safety issues are reported on a daily basis through contractors or Club staff to the Glasbrook committee. Any remedial action is actioned in accordance with the assessed level of priority in conjunction with the trustees of the Glasbrook Field.

b) Match Day: 

  • Pre-match & event site checks are conducted by Club committee, with any associated reports being submitted to the Club Chairman.
  • Pre-match & event site searches and visual examinations are made by stewards.
  • Constant surveillance of the facility is conducted throughout the event and any identified issues are immediately reported to a club official.
  • Post-match & event site searches are conducted by stewards and supervisors, with any identified deficiencies being reported to club officials.

The Glasbrook committee ensure sufficient checks are undertaken frequently and almost on a daily basis.


  • Crowd Management 

Entry and exit of spectators to the stadium:

3.7 The means of ingress and the gangways within the stadium are at all times kept unobstructed whilst spectators are within the stadium for matchday.

3.8 All floor surfaces and steps throughout the stadium, which are available for use by spectators, are kept unobstructed, unrestricted and free from trip hazards;

3.9 The entrances to, and exits from, the stadium, and the means of access to those entrances and exits, are as specified in the plan which forms part of the Safety Certificate;

 

Management of spectators in the stadium:

3.10 Stewards and club officials who are placed strategically throughout the stadium will carefully monitor all spectators whilst they are present inside the stadium.

3.10a  Steward assistance to direct from allocated car park situated behind the Glasbrook Field and at Pentwyn Fields.

Police 

3.11 Penrhiwceiber Rangers AFC shall arrange for the attendance at a ‘Specified Activity’ of as many Police Officers within the stadium as the Club and Police consider adequate to secure safe, orderly and decent behaviour within the stadium. Witness of this was for the Flint Town AFC Welsh Cup Match.

Fire 

Penrhiwceiber Rangers AFC shall at times maintain the stadium in a clean condition and not permit any accumulations of rubbish or any other materials, whether combustible or not. All receptacles provided for this purpose are made of non-combustible materials.

Clear notices giving instructions for action in case of fire are provided throughout the ground.

Medical Services
3.12 Penrhiwceiber Rangers AFC shall ensure, to the satisfaction that the following is adhered too.

the provision and maintenance at the stadium of a suitably equipped First Aid Room.

3.13 The Club shall also arrange for the attendance of matchday first aider trained for the relevant Tier license requirement.

3.14 Penrhiwceiber rangers AFC shall ensure that the equipment and medical supplies within the First Aid Room are available for use at all time during a ‘Specified Activity’. .