Information held relating to meetings or correspondence where Celtic Football Club or Rangers Football Club were discussed: FOI release

Information requested

All information held by the Scottish Government from 1 January 2021 to the present relating to meetings or correspondence with either of the following organisations where Celtic Football Club or Rangers Football Club were discussed:

• The Scottish Football Association (SFA)
• The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL)

Please limit the search to the following categories:

1. Ministerial diaries

• Diary entries showing meetings, calls, or engagements involving the SFA or SPFL where Celtic FC or Rangers FC were discussed.

2. Meeting documentation

• Agendas, attendee lists, and minutes/notes of meetings between Scottish Government ministers/officials and the SFA or SPFL where Celtic FC or Rangers FC were discussed.

3. Correspondence

• Emails, letters, WhatsApp messages, and Microsoft Teams messages.

Response

I enclose most of the information which you have requested.

Some of the information you have requested is available from the Scottish Government website via a previous Freedom of Information request: Football related disorder roundtable documentation: FOI release - gov.scot. Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. This information relates to personal information of individuals below the grade of a senior civil servant.

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FOI 202600517801 - Information released - Annex

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