Planned around the ground and the fixture
No two fixtures carry the same risk. Cover is planned around the ground, the fixture category and the safety certificate rather than a standing headcount.
That covers turnstile and search positions, segregation, pitch perimeter, concourse cover, welfare, and the escalation route into the match control room.
Every steward is background checked and trained before deployment and briefed on the ground specifically. Dog units for search and deterrence come from our own NASDU certified teams.
We work into the safety officer and control room structure already in place, which is the only way stadium security functions.
We cover this sector most often in Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester and Birmingham, and across the wider area we work in.
Matchday teams come from our event security and stewarding operation, so the same planning and briefing applies whether it is a fixture or a festival.