This bill creates an Independent Football Regulator to license and oversee English football clubs, with powers over club ownership, finance, revenue distribution and competition participation. It affects club owners, fans, and competition organisers.
A bill to establish the Independent Football Regulator; to make provision for the licensing of football clubs; to make provision about the distribution of revenue received by organisers of football competitions; and for connected purposes.
Status: Act of Parliament
Current House: Unassigned
Stage: Royal Assent
Sponsored by: Baroness Twycross, Lisa Nandy
Introduced: 2024-10-24
Royal Assent: 2025-07-21