Football Banning Orders Analysis of Consultation Responses

Appendix A: Quantitative Analysis

The consultation included 14 closed questions, which asked respondents for their views on FBOs. This appendix details the responses to these questions.

Not all respondents answered every question. Some may not have answered as they hold no strong view on the question, or it may not relate to their area of knowledge or expertise. Where those who did not answer the closed questions expressed a view in their open comments, this has been noted in the qualitative analysis.

To allow comparisons across sub-groups, the tables below present the results of the closed questions based on those who answered each question.

For clarity, each closed question shows:

• The number of respondents who answered each question out of the total sample of 903 (column “n=”).
• The number of respondents from the total sample of 903 respondents who selected each response, and the corresponding percentage (grey rows).
• The number and percentage response among those who answered each question, broken down by individual and organisation responses and by type of organisation (rows including and under “All answering (%)”.

Please note that the row percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Q1. Do you attend football matches in Scotland?

Q2. Have you ever been given a Football Banning Order (FBO)?

Q3. Are you involved in running regulated football matches in Scotland?

Q4. If you selected ‘yes’ to Q3, who do you represent?

Q5. In your experience, has the behaviour of football fans in Scotland changed in the last 10 years?

Q6. If football fans’ behaviour has worsened in your experience, what has changed? Please select all that apply or provide comments in the box below.

Q7. Have you been discouraged from attending football matches in Scotland because of any of the behaviours you have identified in Q6?

Q8. Would you like to see more done to tackle and prevent the behaviours identified at Q6? If yes, please use the textbox below to explain your answer and suggest what action might be taken.

Q9. Do you think the police, criminal justice system, football authorities or football clubs are doing enough to address disorder by supporters at football matches?

Q10. Do you think a Football Banning Order, which prevents individuals from attending football matches if they are found guilty of an offence of violence or disorder related to a football match, is a suitable punishment for a football-related offence?

Q11. Do you think Football Banning Orders should be extended to include other behaviours which can be prosecuted as an offence but do not include behaviour or actions which meet the definition of violence or disorder, such as possessing drugs or an offensive weapon?

Q12. The definition of a ‘Regulated Football Match’ in the 2006 Act does not include all matches that take place in Scotland. Do you think this definition should be expanded to include all football matches?

Q13. Do you think a sheriff should be able to consider applying a Football Banning Order on conviction for the offences mentioned under the 2022 Act in every case?

Q14. When someone is found guilty of a football-related offence for which an FBO can be granted there is a presumption in England and Wales that an FBO be applied. In Scotland, no such presumption exists. Do you think there should be a presumption an FBO will be granted upon conviction of a football-related offence in Scotland?