Vaccine passports could be required for Scottish football fans to watch their team after a major announcement from the Scottish Government.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told Parliament this afternoon that she will seek to implement plans that would require the public to provide vaccine certification at any event where 10,000 people or more are in attendance.
This would have huge implications for many of Scotland's major football clubs, including fans looking to cheer on their team at the bigger venues.
Earlier this month Motherwell were granted permission to return to full capacity at Fir Park, which stands at 13,677, and Rangers and Celtic regularly welcome crowds of over 50,000 to their stadiums.
Motherwell are due to visit Ibrox on Sunday, September 19 and fans may have to be double jabbed in order to attend.
The proposals still need to be passed through Parliament, which this expected to take place next week.
Addressing Parliament, Ms Sturgeon said: "The Scottish Government has made it clear that we do not believe that vaccination certification should ever be a requirement for any key services or in settings where people have no choice over attendance – for example, public transport, education, access to medical services or shops. We continue to hold to that position.
"But we do consider that a limited use of vaccine certification could help to control the spread of the virus, as we head into the autumn and winter.
"For any decision of this nature to have an impact before winter, we would have to take and implement it quickly.
"However, I recognise that it is a significant decision so, in my view, it should be expressly authorised by Parliament.
"I therefore propose, subject to the Presiding Officer’s agreement, that we have a full debate and vote on this matter next week.
"To help prepare for it, I will set out now what the Government - after much consideration - has concluded would be appropriate.
"We propose, subject to Parliament’s agreement, that vaccination certification should be introduced later this month – once all adults have had the opportunity to be fully vaccinated - for the following events and venues:
• Nightclubs and adult entertainment venues
• Unseated indoor live events, with more than 500 people in the audience
• Unseated outdoor live events, with more than 4,000 people in the audience
• Any event, of any nature, which has more than 10,000 people in attendance
"We do not currently consider it appropriate to introduce certification for the hospitality industry as a whole, and hope that it will not be necessary to do so. However, we will be keeping that under review."
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