Further information of FoI/19/01618 Question 4.2: FOI appeal

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


Information requested

You asked for how much money has the Scottish Government given to both the Scottish Football Association and the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) since the Scottish Government was formed in 1999.

Response

For funding between 25 March 2011 to 1 July 2019, date your original request was received, please see the below table.

Payment
Date
Payment
Amount
Payee Description of Payment
25-03-11 £318,475.00 Scottish FA Cashback for Communities
06-08-12 £500,122.00 Scottish FA Scottish FA - Cashback for Communities - Jan-June 2012 payment
30-08-12 £61.20 Scottish FA Scottish FA Ltd - National Performance Centre Steering Group
15-10-12 £500,000.00 SPFL Scottish Communities League Cup
29-11-12 £573,331.00 SPFL Scottish Communities League Cup
12-02-13 £261,358.00 Scottish FA CashBack - Payment for period from July12 to end Dec12
02-04-13 £75,321.00 Scottish FA Malawi Project SG offer of Grant to SFA
01-05-13 £625.20 Scottish FA Scottish FA - National Performance Centre - Steering Group
02-05-13 £43.80 Scottish FA National Performance Centre - Steering Group - Scottish FA
10-05-13 £18.00 Scottish FA National Performance Centre Steering Group
07-06-13 £198,562.00 Scottish FA Scottish FA CashBack Activities Projects
29-08-13 £650,000.00 SPFL Scottish Communities League Cup
03-09-13 £198,562.00 Scottish FA CashBack for Communities - Scottish FA
13-11-13 £272,326.00 Scottish FA SFA Cashback grant payment
22-01-14 £591.38 Scottish FA Payment of expenses
07-02-14 £272,326.00 Scottish FA Payment of grant for Cashback for Communities - football Oct - Dec 13
20-02-14 £230.89 Scottish FA Payment of expenses relating to National Performance Centre -
Visit to Tottenham Hotspur FC Training Ground
21-04-14 £269,272.00 Scottish FA Sports Policy - Cashback for Communities - football
- As per Grant Claim 01.04.14
9-07-14 £5,000.00 SPFL Football Fans in Training
15-08-14 £269,272.00 Scottish FA Sport Policy - Scottish Football Association -
Cashback for Communities Final Phase 2 Payment
9-10-14 £132,000.00 SPFL Football Fans in Training
3-02-15 £66,000.00 SPFL Football Fans in Training
12-03-15 £207,173.00 Scottish FA Cashback for Communities Grant: Scottish Football Association
17-03-15 £66,000.00 SPFL Football Fans in Training
23-03-15 £82,500.00 Scottish FA SFA Community Ticket Partnership
02-06-15 £270,226.00 Scottish FA CashBack for Communities- Scottish Football Association
- Q4 grant payment
28-08-15 £221,947.87 Scottish FA CashBack for Communities- SFA- Q1 grant payment
09-11-15 £188,395.70 Scottish FA CashBack for Communities - Scottish Football Association
- Q2 grant payment
11-02-16 £247,556.70 Scottish FA CashBack for Communities - SFA - Q3 grant payment
17-05-16 £187,556.70 Scottish FA CashBack for Communities - Scottish Football Association
- Q4 15/16 grant claim
26-08-16 £229,447.80 Scottish FA CashBack for Communities - Scottish Football Association
- Q1 grant payment
01-12-16 £193,895.70 Scottish FA CashBack for Communities - Scottish Football Association
- Q2 grant payment
02-03-17 £281,900.70 Scottish FA CashBack for Communities - SFA - Q3 grant payment
08-03-17 £792,498.08 Scottish FA Payment to SFA for the Euro 2020 project 2016/17 - instalment 1
28-03-17 £688,542.22 Scottish FA Payment to SFA for the Euro 2020 project 2016/17 - instalment 2
28-03-17 £225,000.00 Scottish FA Payment to SFA for the Euro 2020 project 2016/17 - instalment 3
13-06-17 £221,900.00 Scottish FA CashBack for Communities - SFA - Q4 grant payment
14-09-17 £154,500.00 Scottish Football
Association
CashBack for Communities - Scottish Football Association
- Q1 grant payment
22-11-17 £154,500.00 Scottish Football
Association
CashBack for Communities - Scottish Football Association
- Q2 grant payment
15-12-17 £686,721.41 Scottish Football
Association
Payment to the Scottish Football Association for the 4th
instalment of the UEFA EURO 2020 tournament.
01-03-18 £154,500.00 Scottish Football
Association
CashBack for Communities - Scottish Football Association
- Q3 grant payment
21-05-18 £154,500.00 Scottish Football
Association
Scottish Football Association: Cashback grant payment
1/01/2018 - 31/03/2018
09-08-18 £147,250.00 Scottish Football
Association
Scottish Football Association: Cashback Phase 4 payment
01/04/2018 - 30/06/2018
05-12-18 £147,250.00 Scottish Football
Association
Cashback for Communities - Q2 - Grant Payment
06-03-19 £147,250.00 Scottish Football
Association
Cashback for Communities - School of Football - Q3 - Grant Payment
26-03-19 £507,238.29 Scottish Football
Association
Payment to the Scottish Football Association for the
Scottish Government's contribution to the EURO 2020 - 19/20.
22-05-19 £147,250.00 Scottish Football
Association
Cashback for Communities - Q4 - School of Football

You may find it helpful to note that due to a change in financial records management in 2012 it would take a significant amount of resource to complie this information for the period 1999 to 31 March 2012.

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