When Is A Spotter Not A Spotter

Last updated : 11 September 2012 By West Midlands Police

When is a Spotter not a Spotter? – What’s in a name…’

UKFPU (United Kingdom Football policing Unit) identify 4 key roles at Football: Police Commander / Football Liaison Officer / Football Intelligence Officer and Football Spotter. Here in the West Midlands however the distinction (with the exception of the Police Commander) is not so obvious.

So when is your clubs dedicated Football Officer a ‘Spotter’ or when is he ‘liaising’ and when is he gathering intelligence?

The answer is simply that he is all three! 

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