Poor stadium design raises fundamental issues around equality, diversity and inclusion that are not being fulfilled to an acceptable level by the design of spaces intended for use by fans. Being unable to accommodate women and disabled fans in an appropriate way sends the message that they are not welcome and undermines their safety, security and dignity when attending matches. In turn, it means valuable income is lost by clubs from people who are unwilling or unable to attend.

Poor stadium design raises fundamental issues around equality, diversity and inclusion that are not being fulfilled to an acceptable level by the design of spaces intended for use by fans. Being unable to accommodate women and disabled fans in an appropriate way sends the message that they are not welcome and undermines their safety, security and dignity when attending matches. In turn, it means valuable income is lost by clubs from people who are unwilling or unable to attend. Type: conclusion | Number: 22 | Paragraph: 103 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 22. In November 2022, the government added the possession or supply of Class A drugs at football matches to the Football Banning Order (FBO) regime. FBOs are civil orders lasting between three and five years (six to ten if a custodial sentence is also imposed) which are used to prevent football diso