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One of the things that the Scottish Government and the education system in general focus on is promoting positive behaviour. That is central to what we do, and it is central to our understanding of the kind of dignity that everyone should expect and respect as a right in our schools.
It is really important that people report offences, and I encourage people to report antisocial behaviour. There is a wider issue in society and a question about why antisocial behaviour is happening.
That captures why the spectrum of behaviour so important. We must not think that the most abusive and violent acts are the only problem; the whole spectrum of behaviour is the problem.
The Scottish Government has not had any communications with the Scottish Football Association or individual football clubs about Police Scotland’s public awareness campaign launched in 2021.
Any such conflation is of course deeply inaccurate, offensive and harmful to trans people – but is unfortunately a conflation that we see during parliamentary debates and discussions on these issues.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the national football associations across the UK, and the Football Association of Ireland, regarding the joint bid to host the 2028 UEFA European Football Championship.
You want to introduce passports for nightclubs and probably about four football clubs in Scotland. Unfortunately, my football club, Kelty Hearts, will not require them.