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An Evaluation of Football Banning Orders in Scotland

This report presents the findings of an evaluation into the use of football banning order (FBO) legislation in Scotland.

The qualitative research for the Scottish dimension of this project consisted of:

In-depth interviews with eight police officers supervising, or acting, in the role of Football Intelligence Officer covering the three case-study areas
Two interviews with the Scottish FBO authority manager
Ten interviews with Sheriffs
Four interviews with Procurator Fiscal deputes and One with a Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal depute service policy lead
Two interviews with the security leads from the Scottish Football Association and the Scottish Premier league respectively.
Attendance at a COPFS-run training event aimed at raising awareness of FBOs amongst fiscals
Interviews with match commanders and public order police officers (numbering Six officers in total)
Interviews with Four club security managers
Attendance at the FBO and sectarian training elements of the Match Commanders Course at the Scottish Police College.

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