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UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum

Overview

The Bill bans certain commercial activities from taking place in relation to the UEFA European Football Championship that is to be held, in part, in Glasgow. Scotland will be one of the host nations for the 2028 Championship (EURO 2028).

The Bill will ban:

• the unauthorised sale of Championship tickets for more than the face value or with a view to making a profit
• unauthorised street trading within an event zone at a prohibited time during the Championship period
• unauthorised advertising within an event zone at a prohibited time during the Championship period.

The Bill will also:

• create criminal offences for ticket touting, and for unauthorised street trading and advertising
• give powers to enforce the advertising, street trading and ticket touting offences
• create a criminal offence of obstructing enforcement officers in their duties, such as not giving information when asked to
• ensure Glasgow City Council publishes guidance on trading and advertising within event zones, and offers alternative trading arrangements to affected street traders.

The Bill will be automatically repealed on 31 December 2028.

Financial Memorandum

As with all Bills, the Finance and Public Administration Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implications of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM).

Read the FM for this Bill: Financial Memorandum.

Your Views

The Committee's call for views closed on Wednesday 28 May 2025.

The Committee received 1 submission to its call for views. Read the submission on .

The Committee agreed to forward the submission received to the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee as part of that Committee's consideration of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill and to take no further action.