Safety at major sporting events

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 8 Jul 2022 Closed: 8 Mar 2024 Parliament page
MPs are to examine issues around the safety of spectators at football matches and other major sporting events following the scenes and problems experienced by crowds at recent high-profile games. The DCMS Committee inquiry will consider whether crowd management policies at stadiums in the UK are sufficient to maintain spectator … Read more
14 Recommendations
9 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
1 Letter
4 Events
Activity timeline 11 events
8 Mar
2024
Report published
29 Dec
2023
Report published
14 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
14 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
19 Jan
2023
Oral evidence
19 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
22 Nov
2022
Correspondence
8 Nov
2022
Oral evidence
8 Nov
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
25 Oct
2022
Oral evidence
25 Oct
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
14 Mar 2023
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Adam Conant · Department for Culture, Media and Sport Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
19 Jan 2023
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Bob Eastwood · English Football League David Armstrong · Racecourse Association Liam Boylan · Wembley Stadium Phil Davies · England and Wales Cricket Board
8 Nov 2022
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Chief Constable Mark Roberts · National Police Chiefs' Council Martyn Henderson OBE · Sports Grounds Safety Authority Michelle Russell · Security Industry Authority Peter Houghton · Football Safety Officers Association
25 Oct 2022
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Dr Stacey Pope Kevin Miles · Football Supporters' Association Owain Davies · Level Playing Field Professor Clifford Stott MBE Professor Geoff Pearson Tony Burnett · Kick It Out
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - Safety at major sporting events HC 174 29 Dec 2023 23 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
6 Conclusion Accepted in Part
First Report - Safety at major spo…
Inadequate reported data hinders tackling discrimination and antisocial behaviour at sporting events.
We have repeatedly heard of the discrimination, anti-social behaviour and hate crime that occur at sporting events, particularly football. However, the lack of reported data on this topic makes it difficult to assess the scale of the problem, and for … Read more
Government Response
The government recognised the importance of data collection and outlined existing systems like True Vision for reporting hate crime. It also mentioned a developing digital portal for reporting anti-social behaviour and recent efforts to address online abuse, partially addressing the concern about a lack of reported data.
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7 Recommendation Accepted in Part
First Report - Safety at major spo…
Work with police and sporting bodies to introduce centralised reporting for discrimination at events.
We recommend that the Government work with police and sporting bodies to introduce on a centralised system to report and record discrimination and antisocial behaviour at sporting events. (Paragraph 40) Safety at major sporting events 33 Alcohol and drug use … Read more
Government Response
The government stated it is developing a digital one-stop-shop portal for reporting anti-social behaviour, and highlighted the existing True Vision online system for reporting hate crime, partially addressing the recommendation for a centralised reporting system.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Government Response AI assessment · 23 of 14 classified
Accepted 6
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 8
Deferred 7
Total 14 recs + 9 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
22 Nov 2022 To committee Letter from Martyn Henderson OBE, Chief Executive, Sports Grounds Safety Authority, relating to oral evidence follow-up, 11 November 2022
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