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Celtic and Rangers in summit to tackle football disorder
A roundtable meeting led by Angela Constance, Justice Secretary, discussed stamping out disorder around matches.
Recent seasons have seen a number of flashpoints including the use of pyrotechnics in stadiums and violence between rival supporters outside and in areas around stadiums at matches in Scotland.
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As well as the two Glasgow Scottish Premiership clubs, Aberdeen and Hibernian were represented together with the SPFL and SFA.
Fans' groups Supporters Direct and Scottish Football Supporters Association took part with the Professional Footballers Association.
Justice organisations were represented with Police Scotland, British Transport Police, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, together with officials from COSLA, Glasgow City Council and City of Edinburgh Council.
The Scottish Government called the meeting to discuss efforts, including banning orders to crackdown on disorder, including pyrotechnics.
Following the meeting, Constance, said: 'The vast majority of football fans behave responsibly. However, we need to look at what more can be done to address the very small minority who continue to create disorder.
'At the roundtable today, I was pleased to see a strong shared will and commitment of partners, including football clubs and authorities, fans' groups, football safety officers and councils, to work together to make football safer for fans, players and communities.
'We must all do everything possible, individually and collectively, to rid football of dangerous and harmful behaviours.
'We will publish a public consultation on Football Banning Orders legislation and how they can be effectively used to address disorder, in particular the reckless and illegal use of pyrotechnics at matches, and work closely with our partners to develop the consultation and consider next steps.'
