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 AI-generated
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 · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
22. In November 2022, the government added the possession or supply of Class A drugs at football matches to the Football Banning Order (FBO) regime. FBOs are civil orders lasting between three and five years (six to ten if a custodial sentence is also imposed) which are used to prevent football disorder, either following conviction for a football- related offence (unless the court believes that the circumstances would make it unjust to impose an order), or on application from the police or CPS (if the court reasonably believes that making an order would help to prevent violence or disorder at or in connection with any regulated football matches).
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