(a)
Liaise with YOU in your capacity as the 'AWAY' Safety Officer.
(b)
Liaise with the HOME Ticket Centre in order to secure specimen
match tickets in the event that any forgeries begin to circulate.
(c)
Ensure the attendance of suitably qualified Duty Doctors,
Scottish Ambulance Service personnel , and volunteers from
the St. Andrew's Ambulance Association or other first aid
provider.
(d)
Liaise with the Communications Department of the local police
force to ensure that sufficient radio systems, personal
radios and standby technicians are available on the match
day.
(e)
Conduct media interviews to appeal for fans to arrive early,
park in the designated areas, refrain from drinking to excess
and not to bring provocative flags, bottles, cans, et cetera.
(f)
Gather relevant intelligence by speaking to supporters'
organisations, rail companies, bus operators, shipping companies,
airlines, other police forces, and the National Crime Intelligence
Service.
(g)
Liaise with Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary within whose
area Irish ferries, which carry substantial numbers of Rangers
and Celtic supporters, berth and through whose area they
subsequently travel after disembarking at Stranraer and
Cairnryan.
(h)
Liaise with other Scottish and English Police forces through
whose areas large numbers of Rangers and Celtic fans usually
travel to both Ibrox and Celtic Park..
(i)
Liaise with the Divisional Commander of Strathclyde Police
'A' Division through whose Glasgow City Centre area the
bulk of Rangers or Celtic, and possibly 'away' fans will
most certainly pass.
(j)
Liaise with the Glasgow City Council's Roads Department
to ensure that no ongoing road works will impede the free
flow of traffic to and from the match.
(k)
Liaise with Glasgow City Council's cleansing Department
to secure street cleaning services between kick-off and
full-time in order to prevent the availability of bottles,
cans, et cetera, if disorder breaks out after the match.
(l)
Liaise with Strathclyde Passenger Transport to secure the
maximum flow of buses and underground trains before and
after the match.
(m)
Liaise with the Meteorology Office in order to be conversant
with likely weather conditions and the potential for a postponement
or abandonment of the match.
(n)
Liaise with whichever company has the television rights
for the match in order to determine and thereafter authorise
their camera positions in accordance with the club's Safety
Certificate, and
(o)
Liaise with Strathclyde Fire Brigade to secure tenders on
site or on standby.
