Unacceptable Conduct Policy

Forest Green Rovers Football Club (The Club) aims to create and maintain a suitable working environment and specifically, a place where spectators can enjoy the game of football, safe in the knowledge that they are free from all forms of harassment and abuse. The Club will not tolerate any unacceptable conduct, at home or at other club stadia.

Definition

Unacceptable conduct is conduct which is violent or disorderly.

Violent conduct includes any actual, attempted or threatened physical violence against any person, or intentional damage to property.

Disorderly conduct includes any conduct which effects or sustains hatred or ill will against or towards individuals or groups by reason of sex, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion or disability. It also includes the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or conduct, both verbal and non verbal.

Responsibility

Everyone associated with the Club has a responsibility to prevent and discourage any form of abuse and as such are responsible not only for their own actions but also those of others. We would therefore encourage everyone to bring to the Club’s attention, any incident or behaviour, of individuals or groups of individuals, deemed to be in breach of this policy.

Consequences

Any person deemed to be engaging in any unacceptable behaviour may be subject to any, or a combination of, the following:

• Removal from the Stadium
• Suspension from attending any Forest Green Rovers matches
• An indefinite ban from all future Forest Green Rovers matches
• Report to the Police and the possibility of criminal proceedings

Board of Directors

Forest Green Rovers Football Club

January 2008