Angela Constance

The attendees were: the Scottish Professional Football League; the Scottish Football Association; Rangers FC, Celtic FC, Hibernian FC and Aberdeen FC football safety officers; Supporters Direct; the Scottish Football Supporters Association; the Professional Footballers Association; Police Scotland; the British Transport Police; the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service; COSLA, Glasgow City Council and City of Edinburgh Council.

Ms Constance said: “The vast majority of football fans behave responsibly. However, we need to look at what more can be done to address the very small minority who continue to create disorder. At the roundtable today, I was pleased to see a strong shared will and commitment of partners, including football clubs and authorities, fans’ groups, football safety officers and councils, to work together to make football safer for fans, players and communities.

“We must all do everything possible, individually and collectively, to rid football of dangerous and harmful behaviours. We will publish a public consultation on Football Banning Orders legislation and how they can be effectively used to address disorder, in particular the reckless and illegal use of pyrotechnics at matches, and work closely with our partners to develop the consultation and consider next steps.”