- Bill introduced in the Lords by1st reading in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
Formal stage — recorded in Hansard.
- Football Governance Bill [HL]: HL Bill 41
- Letter from Baroness Twycross to Baroness Grey-Thompson regarding the need to include the Regulator within the Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2020.
- Letter from Baroness Twycross to Lord Wood regarding questions raised during the second reading related to the financial distributions 'backstop' mechanism.
- Letter from Baroness Twycross to Peers regarding points raised during the second reading, including proportionality and promoting success, competitions in scope of regulation, issues in scope of regulation, financial distributions 'backstop' mechanism and parachute payments, leveraged buyouts, cost of the regulator, and accountability to Parliament.
- Letter from Baroness Twycross to Lord Hayward regarding the cost of the Independent Football Regulator, safeguards o the Regulator's levy and cost of businesses, proportionality of the levy and of the regime.
- Letter from Baroness Twycross to peers regarding the competitions in scope of the Bill and related concerns around hybridity.
- Letter from Baroness Twycross to Lord Mann regarding Solihull Moors Women's Football Team being unable to access a facility that they have been given grants by the Football Foundation to use.
- Letter from Baroness Twycross to Lord Moynihan regarding appointments to the Independent Football Regulator (IFR), definition of a football season.
- Letter from Baroness Twycross to Baroness Brady regarding clarification on whether the letter sent by the seven clubs following the meeting with the Secretary of State on 9 October was responded to, as discussed during the Committee stage.
- 16th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
- Letter from Baroness Twycross to Lords regarding the costs of regulation, as discussed during the Committee stage (sixth day) of the Bill: potential proportion of levy payments, compliance costs, value for money provisions.
- 20 amendments tabled at Report stage in the Lords5 Withdrawn4 Disagreed2 Agreed9 Not moved
- 1st reading in the Commons
- Bill 213 2024-25 (as brought from the House of Lords)
- Bill 213 2024-25 (as brought from the House of Lords) - large print
- Bill 213 2024-25 (as introduced) - xml download
- Bill 213 EN 2024-25
- Bill 213 EN 2024-25 - large print
- Human Rights Memorandum
- Memorandum from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
- Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-25
- 2nd reading, Programme motion, Money resolution, Ways and Means resolution in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗86 speakers · 198 speechesDivision #179s [Lords]: Second ReadingAyes 342Noes 70
- Football Governance Bill: call for evidence
- 20 amendments tabled at Committee stage in the Commons13 Agreed4 Not called2 Negatived on division1 Withdrawn
- Written evidence submitted by the Premier League (FGB02)
- Written evidence submitted by Fair Game (FGB01)
- Written evidence submitted by the English Football League (EFL) (FGB03)
- Written evidence submitted by Competere Foundation (FGB04)
- Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP regarding how Parliament will be able to scrutinise the Independent Regulator and how the Regulator will be held to account.
- Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Joe Robertson MP regarding the definition of an “ultimate owner”, as discussed during the Committee stage.
- Written evidence submitted by The Football Association (The FA) (FGB07)
- Bill 266 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
- Bill 266 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
- Bill 266 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - xml download
- Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Clive Betts MP regarding: how the Independent Football Regulator might intervene if an owner's source and sufficiency of wealth were in doubt.
- Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Lincoln Jopp MP regarding reasonable assumptions in a club's business plan regarding expected television revenue in season.
- Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP regarding the licensing regime, and what might happen if the Independent Football Regulator revokes a licence.
- Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP regarding how the Independent Football Regulator with interact with existing rules in place, such as financial fair play/profit and sustainability rules.
- Impact Assessment on the regulation of English men's professional football from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (updated June 2025)
- Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP regarding clarification on areas regarding the owners' and directors' test, clauses 30-36.
- Football Governance Bill [HL]: progress of the bill
- Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP, Lincoln Jopp MP and Lee Dillon MP regarding Clause 45 on prohibited competition: how the Independent Football Regulator would treat 'friendly' competitions and interactions with UEFA.
- Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP, Lincoln Jopp MP and Lee Dillon MP regarding duties on clubs relating to the appointment of an administrator (clause 47) and insolvency proceedings (clause 51), and protection of training grounds, (tenth sitting): government amendment 72, clause 96 and clause 98.
- Report stage, 3rd reading in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗33 speakers · 99 speechesDivision #257[HL]: Third ReadingAyes 415Noes 9820 amendments tabled at Report stage in the Commons2 Negatived on division18 Not called
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons in the LordsView in Hansard ↗14 speakers · 25 speeches
King Charles III grants Royal Assent, and merges this bill into law- Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Clive Betts MP regarding the Clause 9 amendment about the prioritisation of competitions within English football.
