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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Matthew Lindsay

Police body gives positive response to calls for new crowd control laws in Scotland

David Kennedy, the general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, believes introducing tailgating and pitch invasion laws in Scotland would enable Police Scotland officers to prevent fans from entering grounds without tickets and encroaching onto the field of play and help to keep crowds safe from harm.

MPs at Westminster passed the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026 back in January and it came in to force in England and Wales – but not in this country – in March.

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