Question reference: S6W-22992
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: 16 November 2023
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Current status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 28 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to prevent the sale of illegal fireworks, following the recent fireworks-related disorder in the Edinburgh Eastern constituency.
Answer
Product safety is a reserved matter; however, the Scottish Government provides grant funding to the Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS) to undertake a program of enforcement against the sale of illicit fireworks in Scotland. This work extends to ports and fast parcel outlets, as well as online sales from outwith Scotland. The Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 also includes a proxy purchase and supply offence, to prevent the illegal supply of fireworks to those under the age of 18.