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Supporting documents for legislation which introduces an independent football regulator for professional men's clubs in the English football pyramid.
Football Governance Bill: European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum…
1. Overview The Football Governance Bill will establish a new independent…
Financial distributions between leagues Under the measures in the new…
The Football Governance Bill will establish a new Independent Football…
The Football Governance Bill will establish a licensing regime with all…
The IFR (Independent Football Regulator) will have the power to determine…
The Football Governance Bill confers a number of duties on clubs and on…
The Bill provides a backstop mechanism which will allow the IFR…
Approach to enforcement The Football Governance Bill will give the IFR…
At Report Stage in the House of Lords in March 2025, the government made…
Supporting documents for legislation which introduces an independent regulator for professional clubs in the English football pyramid.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Overview The Football Governance Bill, following on from the football…
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) will have the power to determine…
Duties on clubs and competition organisers The Football Governance Bill…
The Bill provides a backstop mechanism which will allow the Independent…
Approach to enforcement The Football Governance Bill will give the…
The government response to the independent review 'Raising the bar: reframing the opportunity in women’s football' and its 10 strategic recommendations
Command Paper: CP 965 ISBN: 978-1-5286-4530-0 Unique ref: E03009929 12/23…
This call for evidence aims to explore how the current systems for managing sport integrity issues can be strengthened.
The government’s sport strategy Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The government’s response to the consultation on the white paper 'A sustainable future - reforming club football governance'.
This white paper sets out the government’s comprehensive plan to introduce an independent regulator for professional clubs in the English football pyramid.
An action plan for improved mental health support to elite and professional sports people.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A review of the criminalisation of doping in sport
An online call for evidence seeking feedback on UK Anti-Doping's functions, efficiency and effectiveness to inform a Tailored Review.
A call for evidence on consumer protection measures applying to the re-sale of tickets for entertainment and sporting events.
Government response to the review of consumer protection measures in the online ticket resale market.
First annual report on progress with delivering the aims set out in Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation.
A call for evidence for a review into the sport sector's duty of care
The government is consulting on a new strategy for sport.
Helping our best athletes reach their full potential, giving them more chances to compete in the UK and keeping elite sport drug-free.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A summary of the sporting policy achievements of DCMS and its ALBs over the period 2010 to 2015.
The response sets out the government's views on the Committee's recommendations and provides a timetable to the football authorities for reform.
Structural reform plans are the main tool of the coalition government for making departments accountable for the reforms.
These agreements between the Dept and the following NDPBs set out their contribution to the delivery of DCMS’s Strategic Objectives.
First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government
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