Ancillary orders toolkit - Crown Prosecution Service

Order or Power:Football Banning OrderFound in: Section 14B of the Football Spectators Act 1989 as amended1. What is this?Section 14(B) – An application for a Football Banning Order may bemade by a Chief Officer of Police (including the Chief Constable of theBritish Transport Police) or the Director of Public Prosecutions if therespondent has at any time caused or contributed to any violence ordisorder in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. If this is proved and thecourt is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe thatmaking a banning order would help to prevent violence or disorder at orin connection with any regulated football matches, the court must makea Football Banning Order; the maximum duration under section 14(B) isfive years and the minimum three years.2. When is it useful?To prevent violence at regulated football matches in the future. It is notsolely dependent on conviction and is useful in preventing disorder byknown persons both in the UK and abroad.Applications can be made under section 14(B) to prevent known troublemakers not currently subject to banning orders from travelling tointernational tournaments. This is of course subject to being able tosatisfy the court that the necessary conditions are satisfied.3. When is it available?Prosecutors can apply for a 'civil' banning order on complaint by a chiefofficer of police or on behalf of the DPP – section 14(B).It is available where a court is satisfied, on the civil standard of proof(i.e. on the balance of probabilities) that the respondent has at any timecaused or contributed to any violence or disorder in the UK or elsewhereand that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an order wouldhelp to prevent violence or disorder at or in connection with anyregulated football matches.