Football Banning Orders
Action by the police and courts to ban targeted
individuals from attendance at international tournaments and
domestic matches is an established facet of modern football.
footballbanningorders.net
explores the legal framework of
enforcement action against football related violence and disorder
available to the authorities in England and Wales. The
overview provides a summary of the
powers available to the police and the courts. The other links
on the left take you to in depth descriptions of;
- Police powers to prevent
attendance at matches
- When courts will make football
banning orders
- The effect of football
banning orders
- Appeals and exemptions
- Funding for legal advice
and representation
- The background to the
present legislation
- Statistics on the use of
football banning orders
- New developments
The
definitions page assists with understanding many of the
terms used throughout the legislation. |
