During the 2017-18 Scottish football season, culpable and reckless conduct was used on 10 occasions and in the 2018-19 26 football season on 15 occasions. Police Scotland has reported that where a pyrotechnic article has not been activated it may be difficult to prove the necessary element of ‘recklessness’ to secure a conviction for culpable and reckless conduct. 25 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/39/part/II. 26 Based on information provided by Police Scotland 19 This document relates to the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 10) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 1 February 2022 66.