The licensing regime, promised in 2022, would have required people to obtain a permit to buy pyrotechnics and has been axed, according to the Scottish Sun.
SNP ministers have also confirmed they will “not progress” with other plans to put restrictions in place on the days of the year on which fireworks can be bought.
Fireworks in Pollokshields (Image: Newsquest)
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Community safety minister Siobhian Brown confirmed to the publication: “We are focusing our resources on frontline public services, including police and fire.
“As a result, we will not progress plans to implement a fireworks licensing scheme or restrictions on the days on which fireworks can be supplied and used.”
The Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 was first proposed in 2019, when the government pledged a “zero tolerance” approach to the misuse of fireworks.
Licensing was promised for “late 2023 or early 2024.”
Political rivals have slammed the decision, Scottish Labour justice spokeswoman Pauline McNeill told the newspaper: “It shows the SNP has no idea what it is doing.
“They have made a mockery of the Scottish Parliament by asking all parties to vote for a scheme they had no idea how to implement.
“This is yet another SNP promise that has been quietly dumped — but not before wasting time and public money on a damp squib.”
Damage after the bonfire in Pollokshields last year as today, Scottish government ‘ditch’ fireworks law amid Glasgow incidents (Image: Nikki Bryce)
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It comes as we reported this week how furious residents hit out at a ‘dangerous, illegal and upsetting’ fireworks display which saw missiles aimed at homes.
Residents who live in Clydebank’s Radnor Park have spoken of nightly distress after a group of youngsters gathered in Boquhanran Park to let off the explosives, which on occasion are said to have targeted nearby homes.
The anti-social behaviour has been reported in multiple areas across the town, with some claiming the fireworks have been let off “every day for the past six weeks.”
One concerned resident took to Facebook in a desperate plea after the loud bangs were scaring her dog, leaving it “absolutely terrified.”
She said the display last week was “dangerous, illegal and upsetting for the whole community.”
Clydebank youths target windows with fireworks at Boquhanran Park (Image: Supplied)
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Earlier this month, two boys were charged after allegedly throwing fireworks at police officers.
The incident happened around 8pm on October 15 in the Barlia Terrace area of Castlemilk.
Both youths have been charged with reckless conduct after police say the boys targeted them with the fireworks.
Chief Inspector Paul Daley said at the time: “We want everyone in our communities to enjoy Bonfire Night safely, but using fireworks to target police officers or anyone else is completely unacceptable.
“This kind of behaviour puts people in danger and takes resources away from where they’re needed most.
“Officers are here to keep the public safe, and we will take firm action against anyone who acts irresponsibly or endangers others.”
We reported last year on shocking damage caused by a bonfire lit in the middle of a road in the Southside.
The blaze was thought to have started on Albert Drive at its crossroads with Herriet Street in the city’s Pollokshields on the evening of Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Footage previously shared on social media showed the centre of a mini roundabout up in flames, as well as fireworks being lit on Albert Drive.
Police did not send in officers into the community on Bonfire Night due to fears of a “large-scale riot,” a meeting has been told.
Rockets were fired along streets, a car was set alight, a bonfire was lit in the middle of a road, and people were terrified in their homes for hours.