Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 13
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Acknowledged
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Undertake police work to understand drug prevalence and deterrence effectiveness at sporting events
Recommendation
We recommend that further work is undertaken by the police to understand the prevalence of drug supply and possession at sporting events. Such work should take account of the arrest and Football Banning Order data following the conclusion of the 2023–24 football season and consider the effectiveness of the Football Spectators (Relevant Offences) Regulations 2022 in deterring drug use at matches.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of data analysis on safety incidents and notes that a subgroup of the Sports Grounds Safety Authority Safety Committee and a Working Group have met in 2023 and 2024 to discuss these issues.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
14. We recognise the importance of collecting and analysing data on safety incidents at sporting events to inform effective interventions. A subgroup of the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) Safety Committee met to discuss these issues in 2023 and a Working Group was established which met for the second time in January 2024.