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	answer has question	KtKr9SpU
	answer has answering person	Stuart James Andrew
	answer text	<p>There is no place for discrimination in sport, or in wider society. I am committed to ensuring sport does all it can to tackle racism and all forms of discrimination.</p><p>Fans can be charged with a Football Banning Order and fined if found to use racist slurs towards players at football games. Sentences can be more severe if it has been recorded as a hate crime.</p><p>The Government has also amended legislation to extend the use of Football Banning Orders, so that online abusers can be banned from stadiums for up to 10 years in the same way violent individuals are barred from grounds.</p><p>We welcome the recent changes to the Code for Sports Governance and the ongoing work of the FA, the leagues, and organisations such as Kick It Out and the Black Footballers Partnership in challenging discrimination.</p>
	answer given date	2024-02-29
	answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has written answer	bdKKk6iX
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has answer	bdKKk6iX
KtKr9SpU	question has answer	bdKKk6iX
Stuart James Andrew	answering person has answer	bdKKk6iX