UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Overview

About the Bill

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The Bill will be automatically repealed on 31 December 2028.

Current Status of the Bill 

This Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic on 12 March 2025.

Read and find out more about the Bill: UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill.

Stage 1 

The Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee has been designated as the lead Committee for the Bill and details of that Committee’s consideration can be found on the Bill’s page on the Parliament’s website by expanding the section “Stage 1: General Principles”.

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 published alongside this Bill.

Making a Submission

Before making a submission, please read our Privacy Notice about submitting your views to a Committee. This tells you about how we process personal data. 

Please note that in most cases your submission will be published on the Scottish Parliament's website and may be quoted in the Committee's report or in Committee meetings (which are public and broadcast). 

Please use the Questionnaire provided for your submission:

1. Did you take part in any consultation exercise preceding the Bill and, if so, did you comment on the financial assumptions made?  

2. If applicable, do you believe your comments on the financial assumptions have been accurately reflected in the FM?  

3. Did you have sufficient time to contribute to the consultation exercise?

4. If the Bill has any financial implications for you or your organisation, do you believe that they have been accurately reflected in the FM? If not, please provide details. 

5. Do you consider that the estimated costs and savings set out in the FM are reasonable and accurate?  

6. If applicable, are you content that your organisation can meet any financial costs that it might incur as a result of the Bill? If not, how do you think these costs should be met?  

7. Does the FM accurately reflect the margins of uncertainty associated with the Bill’s estimated costs and with the timescales over which they would be expected to arise? 

The deadline to submit your views is: Wednesday 28 May 2025.

We welcome written views in English, Gaelic, Scots or any other language. Due to the time required to process and analyse evidence, late submissions will only be accepted with the agreement of the Committee Clerk.