Four football fans who are banned from attending matches have been warned they must surrender their passports so they can’t leave the country for Euro 2016.
Police have issued a reminder to 40 residents in Cheshire who are subject to football banning orders to hand in their passports by Wednesday ahead of the tournament in France on June 10.
This includes four supporters from Macclesfield who have received letters to remind them to surrender passports or face being arrested.
Chief Superintendent Luke McDonnell said: “The Euros are a time to join together with friends and family and celebrate and we hope that everyone enjoys the tournament and gets behind their team.
“Disorderly or violent behaviour in Cheshire will not be tolerated and we will respond robustly to anyone committing such offences.”
Football banning orders last a minimum of three years and can be granted by the courts when someone is convicted of a football related offence.
They are issued to help to prevent violence and disorder at or in connection with football matches at home and abroad.
The legislation requires that anyone on a banning order must surrender their passport to the police 10 days before an international football tournament begins. The order also states that offenders can only collect it the day after the tournament ends - whether England get to the final or not.
In addition to passport surrender, offenders must inform the police if they move house. Courts can also impose numerous other conditions, such as being excluded from certain areas on match days, including public transport and potential violent hotspots such as town centres, pubs and bars.
