Police: Football
Commons · Question 83289 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring football clubs to contribute towards the cost of matchday policing.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 28 Oct 2025
Section 25 of the Police Act 1996 allows the police to recover costs for Special Police Services. This includes the policing of events, including football matches.However, the proportion of costs recoverable is currently constrained by case law. As a resu...