§ Earl Russellasked Her Majesty's Government:
What types of evidence have been held to justify the making of orders under Sections 21A and 21B of the Football (Disorder) Act 2000; and [HL135]
How many appeals there have been against banning orders under Section 21B of the Football (Disorder) Act 2000, and what have been the results of any such appeals which have progressed to judgment; and [HL136]
Further to paragraph 20 of the Home Office Report to Parliament on the Football (Disorder) Act 2000; and the statement there that "the majority of banning orders continue to be made on conviction of a football related offence", how many orders were not so made, on what type of evidence they were based, and how many, if any, were not based on a court conviction. [HL137]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Rooker)The Football Banning Orders Authority advises that in addition to the 44 banning orders on complaint cited in the Home Office report, two orders were imposed and subsequently overturned on appeal. Detailed information on the evidence laid before the courts in each case is not held centrally. However, the authority advises that all persons subject to complaint proceedings, including those prompted by Section 21 B notices, have convictions for violence or public order offences, not necessarily connected with football, committed within the time-scale specified in the Act.