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

Robbie McGregor

 

Vice Chairman/Treasurer

Alan Marshall

 

Secretary

Lewis Melloy

 

Membership Director
William Ogilvie

 

David Brannan

 

Jim Thomson

 

Willie Beattie

 

Robert Park

 

Stevie Hazlett

 

Honorary President

Ronnie Hawthorn

 

Honorary Vice President

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.