Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation POPP-C.11: Confer statutory right for police to search persons entering football grounds
From Popplewell Inquiry — Final Report, published 16 January 1986.
Recommendation
In England and Wales the unfettered right of the police to search those who are either entering or trying to enter a football ground should be conferred by statute.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Recommendation made
40.8 years ago