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Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 21 November 2025UIN 89713

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests has been asked to investigate the appointment of the Independent Football Regulator Chair.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

It is the role of the independent Commissioner for Public Appointments to provide independent assurance that public appointments are made in accordance with the Government’s Principles of Public Appointments and Governance Code.

The report of the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ inquiry into the process of appointing the Chair of the Independent Football Regulator was published on 6 November 2025 and can be found here.

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