Following his conviction today (24 August 2026) at the High Court in Glasgow, for two charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour that relate to historic sexual abuse, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has permanently revoked Dott’s WPBSA Membership with immediate effect.
This is following an emergency board meeting held earlier today where the board unanimously agreed to this course of action and that he should be removed from the sport.
The WPBSA has also written to World Snooker Tour (WST) to request his immediate removal from the WST Hall of Fame.
Dott was previously suspended from all professional snooker activities on 9 April 2025 pending the outcome of his trial, immediately after the WPBSA became aware of the ongoing legal proceedings.
He was subsequently relegated from the professional ranking list at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.
Under the WPBSA constitution, Dott retains the right to appeal this decision within 21 days.
WPBSA Articles of Association extract
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This is following an emergency board meeting held earlier today where the board unanimously agreed to this course of action and that he should be removed from the sport.
The WPBSA has also written to World Snooker Tour (WST) to request his immediate removal from the WST Hall of Fame.
Dott was previously suspended from all professional snooker activities on 9 April 2025 pending the outcome of his trial, immediately after the WPBSA became aware of the ongoing legal proceedings.
He was subsequently relegated from the professional ranking list at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.
Under the WPBSA constitution, Dott retains the right to appeal this decision within 21 days.
WPBSA Articles of Association extract
24.2 Provided always that the power is exercised bona fide for the benefit of the WPBSA as a whole and shall be capable of application without discrimination to all Members, it shall be lawful for the Board to pass a resolution at a meeting thereof (of which due notice including notice of the intention to propose such resolution shall have been given) that any Member shall cease to be a Member and if such resolution is passed by not less than two-thirds of the Directors present and voting, then such resolution shall take effect as from the conclusion of such meeting or from such later date as such resolution may prescribe for the purpose and the company secretary shall send notice to the Member so expelled immediately following conclusion of that meeting informing the relevant Member of the resolution of the Board.
24.3 Any Member expelled in accordance with the provisions of Article 24.2 may give a notice of appeal to the company secretary within 21 days of the passing of such resolution whereupon the company secretary shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, convene a general meeting at which the expelled Member’s appeal shall be considered and such expulsion shall be upheld only if approved by a Special Resolution of the Voting Members. Such expelled Member shall be entitled to attend and speak at the general meeting but shall not be entitled to vote. Save as aforesaid the expelled Member shall have no rights as a Member from the date on which the resolution under Article 24.2 takes effect unless his appeal is successful at a general meeting, in which case his rights as a Member will resume from the conclusion of such meeting.
24.5 Immediately upon cessation of membership of the WPBSA in accordance with this Article 24, such Member shall no longer be entitled to the privileges and benefits of membership of the WPBSA.
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