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Independent Football Regulator: Public Appointments

Asked by Ms Diane AbbottLabourDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 26 June 2026UIN 10547

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people have been appointed to the board of the Independent Football Regulator; and how many of those appointees are a) Black men and b) Black women.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

Since the Independent Football Regulator was established in 2025, the Secretary of State has appointed seven non-executive members to its Board, and recused herself from the appointment of the Chair. Details of the Board's membership are published on the Independent Football Regulator's website. Information relating to the protected characteristics of individual appointees is personal data and is not disclosed.

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