Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Extend the Football (Offences) Act to cover all women's football games
Closed
196 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should extend the provisions of the Football (Offences) Act 1991 to cover all women's football games. Currently this legislation only applies to "designated football matches", and does not apply to many women's football matches.
The Football (Offences) Act 1991 creates a number of offences for certain behaviour at designated football matches, covering throwing of missiles, indecent or racialist chanting, and going onto the playing area.
We believe these offences should apply to all women's football matches, and not only those matches that have been specifically designated by the Government.
We believe these offences should apply to all women's football matches, and not only those matches that have been specifically designated by the Government.
Timeline
| 17 Dec 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
196
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
17 Dec 2021
Closed
17 Jun 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.