FSOAS
FSOAS Constitution and Rules
Title
1. The Association shall be called "The Football Safety Officers Association Scotland" and be known as FSOAS.
Objectives
2. The objectives of the Association shall be to:
a) Have exchanges of information regarding football safety for the benefit and in the interests of individual members, their Clubs' and clients.
b) Assist where possible with any matters affecting members.
These objectives shall be achieved by conferences, meetings, seminars and other events arranged on a non-profit basis.
Membership
3. To qualify for membership of the Association the individual must:
a) Be currently engaged in football safety and security as a Safety Officer a Deputy or Assistant Safety Officer and employed by a Club recognised by the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and the Scottish Premier League (SPL) and the Scottish Football Leagues (SFL) or other licensed sports venue.
Operational Structure
The Executive Committee
The current Executive Committee comprises:
Chairman
Mr Ronnie Hawthorn
Celtic Football Club
Kerrydale St
Glasgow
G40 3RE
Vice Chairman
Derek Kirkwood
SFA Security Advisor
The National Stadium
Glasgow G42 9BA
Secretary
Mr David Brannan
Celtic Park
Glasgow
G40 3RE
Interim Treasurer
Brian Muir
Safety and Operations Manager
Hampden Park
Glasgow
Training Director
John Boag
Stadium and Facilities Manager
Hibernian Football Club
12 Albion Rd
Edinburgh
EH7 5QG
Membership Director
Keith Hogg
Stadium and Security Manager
Heart of Midlothian Football Club
Gorgie Rd
Edinburgh
EH11 2NL
Jim Thomson
Operations Director
Dundee Football Club
Dens Park
Dundee
DD3 7JY
Alistair Cameron
Safety Officer
Falkirk Football Club
Westfield
Falkirk
FK2 9DX
Honorary President
Sir John Orr, OBE, QPM
Honorary Vice President
Mr John Morgan
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, Annan Athletic, Ayr United, Celtic, Dumbarton, 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.
