§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions his Department is having with football clubs on crowd misbehaviour. [43171]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 25 March 2002]:We work closely with the police, football authorities and football clubs in order to ensure that crowd misbehaviour is addressed and offenders are identified and prosecuted. An extensive array of legislation is in place for tackling football related disorder and the Government expect the police and courts to make full use of the powers that have been placed at their disposal.