Under the Police Act 1996, Special Police Services (SPS) allow the police in England and Wales to partially cost recover for resources deployed to police events such as football, horse racing and music festivals. Historically, there have been numerous legal cases about SPS charges involving police forces and event organisers. Most recently [2017] EWCA Civ 1484, resulted in clarification on points of law and a more restricted area within which police forces can charge for SPS. This qualitative research interviews police officers engaged in policing football, football club representatives and other key stakeholders involved in the SPS negotiation process. It finds that there are divisive approaches by both parties, which can result in compromising public safety. The notion of SPS being abolished is explored, despite potential benefits of this, further research is recommended to examine this further.

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“如果我们错了，就把我们告上法庭”：对英格兰和威尔士足球警务特别警察服务 (SPS) 安排的分析

根据 1996 年《警察法》，特别警察服务 (SPS) 允许英格兰和威尔士警察部分收回部署在足球、赛马和音乐节等警务活动中的资源成本。历史上，有许多涉及警察和活动组织者的 SPS 指控法律案件。最近 [2017] EWCA Civ 1484 对法律要点进行了澄清，并规定了警察部队可以对 SPS 进行收费的更严格的限制区域。这项定性研究采访了从事足球治安工作的警官、足球俱乐部代表以及参与 SPS 谈判过程的其他主要利益相关者。调查发现，双方的做法存在分歧，可能会导致公共安全受到损害。探讨了废除 SPS 的概念，尽管这样做有潜在的好处，但建议进一步研究以进一步检验这一点。