Football: Racial Hatred
Lords · Question HL10751 · Tabled 6 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Bassam of Brighton
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish data on the number of investigations carried out into online race hate incidents related to football since the introduction of this as a specific offence in 2022.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 21 Oct 2025
The Home Office publishes data on the number of football-related race hate incidents in England and Wales in the annual ‘Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales’ Official Statistics release. The latest data covering the 2024 to 2025...