Meeting minutes between Scottish Government, Police Scotland, Celtic FC and Rangers FC: FOI release

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


Information requested

1. The minutes of the meeting which I understand took place between the above parties on 11th of March 2021.

2. Any intelligence has been garnered which would lead the police and others to indicate that fans may gather around Celtic Park or elsewhere for this game.

3. All correspondence between SG/PS and RFC on the arrangements to encourage fans not to gather in anticipation of RFC league win and also the correspondence and any records pertianing to attempted correspondence between the parties on the actual day of the league win and subsequent illegal fan gatherings of 6th of March 2021.

4. Any correspondence between the SG and PS and any internal emails of PS in the days which followed the 6th of March illegal fan gatherings pertaining to public fall out and the subsequent release of Deputy Chief Constable Malcolm Graham's statement.

Response

1. I attach a copy of some of the information you requested, the minutes of the meeting on 11 March 2021.

2-4. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

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FOI - 202100175084 - Information Released - Minutes

Contact

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

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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