Football fans who misbehave at matches could be drug tested under new powers that are set to be given to police.
The Home Office have announced that officers will have the ability to test those who commit criminal offences at games as part of a government move to ‘tackle the root causes of reoffending and reduce criminal behaviour’.
Currently, police can test for Class A drugs such as cocaine for crimes such as theft, robbery, handling stolen goods and possession of an illegal drug.
However, those ‘trigger offences’ are now likely to be extended to acts which sit under the Football Offences Act 1991 and Public Order Act 1986.