Football banning orders has risen sharply this season (Tim Good/PA) (PA Archive)
Figures released by the Home Office showed 2,439 football banning orders (FBO) in effect up to June 1. A total of 685 new FBOs were issued last season.
“As part of our ‘Plan for Change,’ we are continuing to make football safer for the millions of dedicated fans, funding the U.K. football policing unit and expanding drug testing on arrest at football matches for certain offenses,” policing minister Diana Johnson said.
The Home Office said there were 1,932 football-related arrests around regulated games in England and Wales, which was an 11% decrease on the previous campaign.
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