Current legislation means event organisers only need pay for the cost of having police officers patrol inside venues and festival sites.
But ACPO has now told the Home Office it would like to see a change in the law to allow it to charge football clubs and "other money-making events" such as festivals and concerts for the full cost of policing - inside and outside gigs and shows.
The move, which could add thousands to the cost of staging a ...
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