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Football: Directors and Ownership

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 15 September 2025UIN 75149

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Independent Football Regulator will be required to publish an annual report detailing the number of (a) individuals and (b) entities it assessed under the ownership and directorship tests.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

Section 14 of the Football Governance Act requires the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) to publish an annual report, to include a summary of activities undertaken that year. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport can direct the IFR to include specific information.

Details of the exact content of the IFR’s annual report are being considered by the organisation and are not yet finalised.

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