Trial to allow grassroots referees to wear body cameras set to start in 2023

TRIAL: The FA is working towards a trial of body cameras on referees in adult grassroots football in the first half of next year. Pic: John Walton/PA

A trial allowing referees to wear body cameras in the adult grassroots game in England is now expected to start in the first half of next year.

The purpose of the trial is to act as a deterrent against physical and verbal abuse towards officials, which has become a cause for concern in the grassroots game.