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#Post#: 2863--------------------------------------------------
FA Cup - Officials' expenses
DIR By: nemesis
Date: November 28, 2018, 6:35 am
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Perhaps someone more involved at that level can enlighten me?
Are referees' and assistants' travel, accommodation and
subsistence expenses paid by the FA, the home club or shared
between the two teams?
Just wondered as for their first round home tie Southend had
Scott Oldham from Poulton, just outside Blackpool and for their
second round tie they have Paul Marsden who co-incidentally
works in Poulton and lives nearly as far away.
Seems madness to make officials travel that far, presumably with
overnight stays ?
#Post#: 2864--------------------------------------------------
Re: FA Cup - Officials' expenses
DIR By: Toprefm
Date: November 28, 2018, 6:40 am
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Taken from the Website not sure if it's this seasons but won't
be far off
19. PROVISIONS CONCERNING MATCH OFFICIALS
(a) (i) Match Officials shall be appointed by The Association.
Neither past nor present
members of either of the contending Clubs shall be eligible.
(ii) In the Competition Proper a Reserve Official shall be
appointed to officiate in the event of an appointed Match
Official failing to arrive or being incapacitated.
(iii) In the Qualifying Competition, in the event of any of the
Match Officials failing to arrive or being incapacitated, it
shall be completed under the control of the remaining Match
Officials unless the competing clubs are able to agree upon a
substitute who is acceptable to the Match Referee; should the
appointed Match Referee fail to appear then the most senior
Assistant Referee must take charge. Any substitute agreed for a
match shall be considered a Match Official for the purposes of
that match.
(b) (i) The appointment of Assistant Referees for replays in the
Extra Preliminary to the
First Round Qualifying will be by the Parent County Football
Association to whom the “Home” Club in the replay is affiliated.
It is the responsibility of the “Home” Club in the replay to
contact the Parent County Association to request Assistant
Referees.
(ii) When a change of Referee from the first match is necessary,
this will be made by The Association.
(c) (i) In the Qualifying Competition the fees and expenses of
all Match Officials appointed
by The Association to officiate in any match shall be paid by
the Club upon whose ground the match takes place unless
otherwise instructed by the Professional Game Board.
(ii) In the Competition Proper, the Match Official’s fees will
be paid directly by The Association. The Home Club will pay the
Match Official’s expenses.
(d) Scale of Expenses to be Paid to Match Officials
(i) In all Rounds of the Competition, standard class railway
fares at the cheapest available rate operating on the day of the
match may be allowed.
(ii) In the event of a Match Official being unable to reach
their destination, going to or returning from a match, without
staying at a hotel, they shall be reimbursed their hotel
accommodation, from the Home Club, up to £100, providing that
where a concessionary hotel rate is negotiated the Match
Official will, if it is not inconvenient,
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take advantage of such rates. A receipted hotel account must be
provided for the Home Club.
(iii) An allowance of £0.40 per mile will be allowed to all
Match Officials officiating who travel by private car.
(iv) In the Fourth Round Qualifying, the Competition Proper, the
Semi-Final and Final, Match Officials shall be entitled to claim
meal allowances as follows:
 Where the travelling time exceeds 8 hours £25.00
 Where the travelling time exceeds 6 hours £20.00
 Where the travelling time exceeds 4 hours £15.00
Travelling time is the period from the time the Match Official
leaves home until the time he returns home, less the duration of
the match. When an overnight stay is necessary, meal allowances
are calculated from the time the Match Official leaves home to
the arrival at the ground/hotel. The second day’s calculations
are from ground/hotel to home (less the duration of the match).
(e) Scale of Fees to be Paid to Match Officials
(i) The Qualifying Competition: Extra-Preliminary, Preliminary
and First Rounds:
Referee, £45.00; Assistant Referees, £25.00 each.
(ii) The Qualifying Competition: Second and Third Rounds:
Referee, £60.00; Assistant Referees, £35.00 each.
(iii) The Qualifying Competition: Fourth Round:
Referee, £100.00; Assistant Referees, £50.00 each; Fourth
Official, £30.00
(iv) The Competition Proper: First and Second Rounds:
Referee, £310.00; Assistant Referees, £155.00 each, Fourth
Official, £80.00*.
*£145.00 if National List Referee appointed
(v) The Competition Proper: Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Rounds:
Referee, £375.00; Assistant Referees, £375.00 each; Fourth
Official, £320.00.
(vi) Semi-Finals:
Referee, £375.00; Assistant Referees, £375.00 each, Fourth
Official £320.00.
(vii) Final:
Referee, £375.00; Assistant Referees, £375.00 each; Fourth
Official, £320.00, Reserve Assistant Referee, £320.00 and a
Souvenir Medal each.
(f) In the event of The Association giving permission for a
pitch inspection prior to a match in the Qualifying Competition,
by a Match Official other than the Match Referee, such Match
Official shall be entitled to expenses only (to include loss of
earnings where applicable) for local clubs, but expenses plus
half the match fee if not local. In the Competition Proper the
fee received in respect of such ground inspections shall not
exceed £35 in the First and Second Rounds and £50 in the other
Rounds and will be paid directly by The Association. The Home
Club will pay any expenses.
(g) Match Officials are entitled to their travelling expenses if
incurred and half their fees if the match to which they were
appointed is not played. In the Competition Proper this fee will
be paid directly by The Association. The Home Club will pay any
expenses.
(h) The Home Club must notify the Match Officials of the precise
details of the match, this is to include a map with the location
of the ground indicated, kick-off time, colours of both teams
and other necessary details. Such information must be sent to be
received by the Match Officials not later than five days prior
to the match who must acknowledge receipt.
(i) Match Officials shall acknowledge acceptance of appointments
for all matches in the Competition to The Association.
(j) The duties of the Match Officials shall be as defined in the
Laws of the Game.
#Post#: 2865--------------------------------------------------
Re: FA Cup - Officials' expenses
DIR By: ASM
Date: November 28, 2018, 7:03 am
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That is not the current set of competition rules.
For the competition Proper from this season, the FA pay all
fees/expenses for the match Officials.
#Post#: 2870--------------------------------------------------
Re: FA Cup - Officials' expenses
DIR By: nemesis
Date: November 28, 2018, 12:26 pm
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--- Quote from: ASM link ---
>
> That is not the current set of competition rules.
>
> For the competition Proper from this season, the FA pay all
fees/expenses for the match Officials.
>
--- End Quote ---
Thanks for clarifying. Were the amounts quoted still current?
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