The Association will be known as the Football Safety Officers Association (Scotland).

Constitution
The Association, which is recognised by the Scottish Football Association and the Scottish Premier and Football Leagues, will consist of Full members, and Associate Members.

Membership Full membership will be open to Safety Officers and Deputy Safety Officers employed by football clubs of the Scottish Premier League and Divisions of the Scottish Football League. These members will have voting rights. Associate Membership This may be granted at the discretion of the Executive Committee or at the Annual General Meeting of the Association to any person who is not eligible under Rule 2(a). These Associate members will not have voting rights.

An extensive report compiled by the FSOA may be downloaded here. This contains much of the textual information which is contained within this website.

Object
The object of the Association will be to improve safety at football grounds, adopt best practice, enhance stewarding and Safety Officers’ expertise.

Election of Executive Committee
Members with voting rights attending the Annual General Meeting will elect from their membership a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer who shall comprise the Executive Committee. The elected officers will have the power to co-opt any person for a specific purpose. Persons elected will normally remain in office until the following Annual General Meeting.

Association Meetings
The Association will meet twice a year, namely in April and October. The April meeting will also be the date of the Annual General Meeting. A quorum of ten full members will be necessary to conduct business.

Subscriptions
The subscriptions for members will be determined at each Annual General Meeting with reference to the advice of the Treasurer. The subscription will be due by 31 May each year and failure to pay the annual subscription will revoke membership of the Association.

Resignation of Members
A member may resign at any time by writing to the Secretary. No refund of membership subscription will be made. Members under rule 2(a) who cease to be so can apply to remain in the Association under rule 2(b) as an associate member.

Revocation of Membership
Where the Executive Committee examines evidence and concludes that any member has acted in any way which could be construed as detrimental to the professional image of the Association, that member may have his/her membership revoked subject to the statutory right of appeal.

Extraordinary General Meeting
The Association may convene an Extraordinary General Meeting if necessary.

Treasurer's Report
The Treasurer will present a statement of accounts and a balance sheet for the previous year for approval at the Annual General Meeting.

Secretary's Office Expenses
The Executive Committee will ensure that the Secretary is allowed reasonable expenses in connection with the efficient discharge of his/her duties.

Auditor
An auditor will be appointed at the Annual General Meeting and all relevant books, accounts, receipts and other documents will be made available at the end of the financial year (31 March) for certification, and subsequent approval by the Annual General Meeting.

Resolutions
Resolutions duly proposed and seconded by full members for the inclusion in the Agenda of the Annual General Meeting, must be sent in writing to the Secretary at least ten days prior to the date of the meeting. If two thirds of the voting members present at the meeting vote in favour of a resolution, the resolution will be carried.

The Executive Committee
The current Executive Committee comprises:

Chairman Mr John Morgan Aberdeen Football Club Pittodrie Stadium Pittodrie Street Aberdeen, AB24 5QH Secretary Mr Ronnie Hawthorn Celtic FC Glasgow, G40 3RE Honorary President Sir John Orr OBE QPM LLD BA Honorary Vice-President Mr George Douglas

Vice-Chairman Mr John Sutherland, Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, Caledonian Stadium, East Longman, Inverness, IV1 1FF Treasurer Mr Ken Davies Gretna FC Raydale Park Dominion Road Gretna, DG16 5AP

Regionalisation
The Association, to enhance its overall objective to improve safety at football grounds, adopt best practice; enhance stewarding and safety officers’ expertise; and to stimulate greater debate in less formal settings than the National forum, is sub-divided into 3 Regional areas:

The North/North East
Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin City, Dundee, Dundee United, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Montrose, Peterhead, Ross County and Saint Johnstone

The West/South West
Airdrie United, Albion Rovers, Ayr United, Celtic, Dumbarton, Gretna, Hamilton Academical, Kilmarnock, Morton, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Queen of the South, Queen’s Park, Rangers, Saint Mirren and Stranraer

The Central/East
Alloa, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, East Fife, East Stirlingshire, Falkirk, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Livingston, Raith Rovers, Stenhousemuir and Stirling Albion

Each Region has its own Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer and meets twice per annum - i.e.

one month prior to the Association’s Annual General Meeting; and
one month prior to the Association’s autumn meeting.

The Chairman (or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman or Secretary) thereafter gives an oral report to the Association’s Annual General and Autumn Meetings on the progress of his or her Region along with local comment on any issues affecting the Association at that time.