POPP-A.5
Response
Historic
Criminalise possession of smoke bombs at sports grounds in England and Wales
Recommendation
Consideration should be given to making it a criminal offence in England and Wales to have a smoke bomb or similar device at sports grounds.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific government response or implementation progress directly addressing the Popplewell Inquiry's recommendation to criminalise possession of smoke bombs at sports grounds in England and Wales has been identified in the provided official sources. Generic GOV.UK searches for related keywords yield numerous results, but no specific legislation or policy detailing the creation of such an offence in response to this inquiry is available.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
40.2 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates