Football clubs should pay towards £70m policing cost, Met chief says

Who should pay for the police?Readers discuss football and policing formulas

In MetroTalk: Readers discuss policing formulas, protests, London pride and pizza dip (Picture: by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) 'The police formula for London is out of date,' reader calls for policing reform The most senior police chief in Britain has called for the 43 regional forces covering England and Wales to be replaced with about 12 super-sized authorities (Metro, Mon). Metropolitan Police commissioner Mark Rowley sa…

Met Police chief says football clubs should pay for their own policing

Sir Mark Rowley said the cost across the country is around £70million

Football clubs should pay towards £70m policing cost, Met chief says

It comes as Sir Marks calls for the creation of 12 to 15 bigger police forces as part of radical reforms.

Met Police chief says football clubs should foot £70million bill for policing matches - The Mirror

Sir Mark Rowley called for a 'polluter pays approach' for policing events like football matches, which leave forces rather than Premier League clubs on the hook for a massive bill

Premier League clubs should fork out for police at matches, top cop says

FOOTBALL clubs should foot the bill for the £70million cost of policing matches, Britain’s top cop has demanded.Met chief Sir Mark Rowley slammed t

Met Police chief says policing football matches across country costs £70m

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley questioned why organisers of events which require policing to support their security do not pay for it