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People in parts of the population who are not vaccinated are at greater risk, so I presume that, from a health point of view, there is a good purpose behind the scheme. However, you are saying that despite the good purpose of encouraging people to get vaccinated, it could fall foul of some of the 2010 act.

I also ask Professor Leitch about other countries’ experiences.

On a different issue, I understand that the regulations are going to be introduced quite late on and will be subject to the made affirmative procedure. Would it be possible to bring them forward a little bit so that we can approve them before the end of September?

Therefore, from a legal point of view, would it be tidier, neater and better if we were just to close all the football stadia and everything else at midnight, because that would be fair and would treat everybody equally?

Thank you.

One football fan suggested to me that, as a season-ticket holder, there could be a one-off check of his vaccination certificate for the whole season, so that he would not need to be checked a second time. Is that approach feasible?

You suggested a visual check. Would that not make it even easier for somebody simply to copy a QR code? The point was made that you could not check the connection between the passport, or certificate, and the ticket for the game. Is that the case? Could a certificate just be copied and a lot of people use the same one?

I am a passionate fan but, sadly, my club does not get 10,000 fans.

On spot checking, I think that you said that you do not want a fixed percentage. Can you suggest what percentage of fans would be spot-checked if that approach was taken?

That was helpful. Professor Leitch, do you wish to add anything?

I take your point that, in a sense, the wider the system, the simpler it is. I understand that the idea was that the system should be quite narrow so that it affects fewer people. Is it your argument that it would be better to say that people will need certification to get into any premises that serve alcohol and are open after a certain time—say, midnight? That would include not only nightclubs but pubs and restaurants.