Regency Security are very pleased to announce we have become Corporate Partners with the FSOA (Football Safety Officers Association). As Regency’s Guarding & Events division grows and we provide more security personnel into sports stadiums and events we felt it necessary to ensure we are at the forefront of any information, changes or training within the industry, which will in turn mean we can provide the highest level of crowd safety possible.

The Football Safety Officers Association (FSOA) of England and Wales was formed in 1992 by a small group of Football Safety Officers for Football Safety Officers.

The aim of the Association is to develop and improve all aspects of Stadium safety including how events are safely managed. However over the years as Stadium design and facilities for spectators have been improved so has the expectations of the customers (fans) who visit the grounds. In order to keep pace with these heightened expectations the FSOA has and continues to play a significant part, mainly through the Stewards employed by football Clubs, in improving levels of customer care and quality of service delivery. Attending football matches should be an enjoyable experience irrespective of the match result and Safety Officers through their match day staff will play a significant part in achieving this objective.

These customer service improvements have been achieved by the FSOA working with the football governing bodies, national bodies such as the Home Office, the Department for Culture Media and Sport, Local Government agencies such as the Core Cities Group and the Association of Chief Police Officers. Other partners in the development of constantly improving safety, security and customer care and service delivery include the Sports Grounds Safety Authority, the Football Supporters Association and Level Playing Field.

Membership of the FSOA is open to Safety Officers, their Deputies and Assistants and well as others with particular safety management roles within football. Membership is also welcomed from individuals, organisations or companies whose roles, products or services complement the aims and objectives of the Association and which will assist or support the membership.

Since the FSOA’s inception other sports in the United Kingdom have adopted the principles and ideals formulated by the FSOA with other Football Safety Officer bodies established in Scotland and Northern Ireland and into other sports such as cricket, rugby league, rugby union and horse racing.