Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 14
14
Acknowledged
Include guidance in Green Guide on measures to discourage drug use at sporting events
Recommendation
Alongside legal deterrents to drug taking at sporting events, we recommend that the Sports Ground Safety Authority includes guidance in the next edition of its Green Guide on measures to discourage drug use at sporting events. (Paragraph 65) Stewarding
Government Response Summary
The government recognizes the importance of data on safety incidents and notes that an SGSA subgroup and working group have met to discuss these issues, but it does not commit to including specific guidance on discouraging drug use in the next edition of the Green Guide.
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.