The Football Spectators (2025 FIFA Club World Cup Control Period) Order 2025

Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 303

SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Football Spectators (2025 FIFA Club World Cup Control Period) Order 2025

Made

6th March 2025

Laid before Parliament

11th March 2025

Coming into force

2nd April 2025

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(6) of the Football Spectators Act 1989(1).

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Football Spectators (2025 FIFA Club World Cup Control Period) Order 2025 and comes into force on 2nd April 2025.

(2) In this Order, “the Tournament” means the external tournament(2) known as the 2025 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)(3) Club World Cup in the United States of America.

(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.

Control Period

2.—(1) In relation to the Tournament, the period described in paragraph (2) is the control period for the purposes of Part 2 of the Football Spectators Act 1989.

(2) The period is the period beginning on 9th June 2025, being five days before the day of the first football match which is included in the Tournament, and ending when the last football match included in the Tournament is finished or cancelled (which, subject to scheduling amendment, is due to be 13th July 2025).

Diana Johnson

Minister of State

Home Office

6th March 2025

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes the control period under the Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37) (“the Act”) for the 2025 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Club World Cup in the United States of America. The control period begins on 9th June 2025, which is five days before the first match in the tournament, and ends when the last match in the tournament is finished or cancelled. The last match is due to be played on 13th July 2025.

During the control period, powers under sections 21A and 21B of the Act (summary measures to detain and refer to a court with a view to making a banning order) are exercisable. Individuals subject to a banning order may be required to surrender their passports during a control period under section 19 of the Act. In addition, bail conditions can be imposed on individuals requiring them to surrender their passports during a control period under section 14A (banning orders made on conviction of an offence) and section 14B (banning orders made on a complaint) of the Act.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.

(1)

1989 c. 37. Section 14 was substituted by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (c. 25) and amended by section 103(1) and (2)(a) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26). There are other amendments not relevant to this Order.

(2)

“External Tournament” is defined in section 14(3) of the Football Spectators Act 1989. Section 14(3) was amended by section 103(1) and (2)(a) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009.

(3)

FIFA means Fédération Internationale de Football Association, which is an organisation entered in the register of companies under the Swiss civil code with registered number CHE-107.301.064, and address FIFA-Strasse 20, 8044 Zürich, Switzerland.