Supporting the Football Governance Bill

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Today, I spoke in the second reading debate of the Football Governance Bill which will establish the Independent Football Regulator- something recommended in the cross-party Fan Led Review into Football Governance.

While I support the Bill, there are a number of areas where I think it needs to be strengthened before it gets onto the statute book to prevent further scenes like we have seen at Everton this season, and to ensure that our local clubs including Warrington Rylands FC and Warrington Town FC get a fairer share of the resource in the beautiful game.

There is also further work to do to ensure that players and club staff are consulted with properly on decisions taken by the new regulator, something raised with me by the PFA and which is a straightforward fix in the regulatory principles.

Thank you to everyone who has been in touch with me about this Bill, and I look forward to seeing it develop over the coming weeks and months.

23 April 2024