§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library any manual, advice or other paper produced by his Department or the Police Staff College at Bramshill or any other official body relating to the control of crowds outside sports stadia.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggChapter 14 of the "Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds", HMSO, 1986, offers guidance on crowd control. Paragraph 205 emphasises that effective arrangements to counter crowd disorder outside the ground must also be made. A copy of the guide is in the Library.
The Association of Chief Police Officers issues to its members general guidance on the policing of football matches, part of which relates to policing outside stadia. Disclosure of such guidance is a matter for the association.