Question reference: S6W-01568
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 20 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action professional football clubs must take under the COVID-19 restrictions for it to consider approving attendances of more than 2,000 spectators at fixtures.
Answer
We want event organisers to be able to plan future activity with confidence, but we must continue to move very carefully to ensure continued suppression of COVID-19. The First Minister’s statement on 13 July confirmed that the size of events and stadia attendances will increase outdoors to 2,000 seated and 1,000 standing, and indoors to 400.
If event organisers want to organise an event when in Level 0 in excess of the relevant capacity limits, they must apply for approval to the relevant local authority.
This requires Event organisers to apply in line with the requirements of the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 as amended and provide the Local Authority with an application in writing (can be email) along with the minimum of:
- A description of the type of event (or events) proposed,
- An event plan for the event (or events) proposed, and
- A risk assessment for the event (or events) proposed, including what measures are proposed relating to the prevention or minimisation of the risk of the incidence and spread of coronavirus arising from the event (or events).