Written Question · S4W-22768 · Session 4
How many convictions were or have been secured in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many convictions were or have been secured in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012, also broken down by club.
The answer
Statistics relating to people convicted of offences under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 are available on page 79 of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2012-13 statistical bulletin. This is available via the following web link:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/11/2711
Information held centrally does not enable these convictions to be broken down by club.
Comparable information for 2013-14 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2013-14 statistical bulletin. This is due to be published in December 2014.
The dates of all Scottish Government official and national statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/03/18798
Detailed information on charges under the Act, including the sporting affiliation of those charged (where known), is included in Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 for 2012-13 (including the one month of 2011-12 for which the Act was in force) and 2013-14. Both reports are available via the following web links:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/06/4590
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/06/8566/0
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/11/2711
Information held centrally does not enable these convictions to be broken down by club.
Comparable information for 2013-14 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2013-14 statistical bulletin. This is due to be published in December 2014.
The dates of all Scottish Government official and national statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/03/18798
Detailed information on charges under the Act, including the sporting affiliation of those charged (where known), is included in Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 for 2012-13 (including the one month of 2011-12 for which the Act was in force) and 2013-14. Both reports are available via the following web links:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/06/4590
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/06/8566/0
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-22768 by reference.