Publication - FOI/EIR release

Scottish Football Association funding from the public purse: FOI release

Published: 25 January 2019
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

FOI reference: FOI/19/00130
Date received: 8 January 2019
Date responded: 25 January 2019

Information requested

You asked if the Scottish FA receive any funding from the public purse. You also asked if, the Scottish FA are covered by the Freedom of Information Act?

Response

The Scottish FA receives Scottish Government funding for football participation and development of the game via sportscotland. The Scottish FA also receive funding via the Cashback for Communities programme - more information can be found at cashbackforcommunities.org.

The Scottish FA is not a public body or publically owned and is therefore not covered by the Freedom of Information Act. More information about organisations subject to FOI law can be found at: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourRights/WhocanIask/WhocanIask.aspx

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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