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Independent Football Regulator

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 7 May 2025UIN 48559

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Public Bodies Handbook – Part 2: The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, whether his Department's public bodies team assessed the I

Answered by Georgia Gould

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is currently working through the approval process to establish the Independent Football Regulator as an Arm’s Length Body, in parallel to the passage of the Football Governance Bill.

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