£67 per fan: Taxpayers face huge bill for policing Leeds United games

By The Newsroom

Published 3rd Jan 2015, 11:00 BST

West Yorkshire Police faced costs of nearly a quarter of a million pounds when policing Leeds United games at Elland Road last season, new data has revealed.

Figures obtained via a Freedom of Information request show that the taxpayer was hit with a burden of £203,846.30 for policing home Leeds United matches over the course of the 2013/14 campaign.

Special Police Services, charged to Leeds United, added over £350,000 to the price, bringing the total to a huge £571,560.86 to police Elland Road during matchdays.