Question follow-through · 8138

Football: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on tackling violence at football games.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
18 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on tackling violence at football games.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to tackling and preventing violence and disorder at football matches and tournaments in England, Wales and overseas. Policing is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland.The Government funds the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFP...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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