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As recently as last Sunday, I was confronted with a mob of supporters at Meadowbank prior to the Hibs v Rangers match. They were causing public fear and havoc until they were dispersed belatedly by one solitary police vehicle.
It strikes me that there must often be disadvantages for someone who does not have an SCR produced on them. It would be of great concern to me if, a year after implementation of the act, there was a huge drop-off in the number of SCRs produced.
In England—from whom we can sometimes learn—there is evidence that targets can have a downside. If your target is to produce lots of fizzy water, you can end up producing less still water, which some people want to drink.
I represent the members of the West of Scotland Fish Producers Organisation. Fish producers' organisations have a remit to undertake quota management and marketing responsibilities.