Sport governance
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Closed
Regular evidence sessions
6
Recommendations
5
Conclusions
2
Reports
7
Oral sessions
9
Letters
7
Events
Activity timeline 27 events
26 Sep
2023
2023
30 Jun
2023
2023
Report published
16 May
2023
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18 Apr
2023
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18 Apr
2023
2023
28 Mar
2023
2023
Oral evidence
28 Mar
2023
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
7 Mar
2023
2023
14 Dec
2022
2022
Correspondence
13 Dec
2022
2022
Oral evidence
13 Dec
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
24 Nov
2022
2022
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 7 sessions
28 Mar 2023
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Debbie Hewitt MBE · The Football Association
Kevin Miles · Football Supporters' Association
Richard Masters · The Premier League
Rick Parry · English Football League
Tracey Crouch CBE MP
13 Dec 2022
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Azeem Rafiq
George Dobell
Jahid Ahmed
The Lord Patel of Bradford OBE · Yorkshire County Cricket Club
24 Nov 2022
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Bill Sweeney · Rugby Football Union
Carol Hart · Worcester Warriors community foundation
Judith Batchelar OBE · The Rugby Players Association
Robin Walker MP · Northern Ireland Office
Simon Massie-Taylor · Premiership Rugby
8 Feb 2022
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Anuj Dal · Professional Cricketers' Association
Geoff Thompson MBE · Professional Footballers' Association
James Harris · Professional Cricketers' Association
Julian Metherell · Professional Cricketers' Association
Maheta Molango · Professional Footballers' Association
Rob Lynch · Professional Cricketers' Association
25 Jan 2022
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Barry O’Brien · England and Wales Cricket Board
Gareth Williams · Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Martin Darlow · England and Wales Cricket Board
Mike O'Farrell · Middlesex County Cricket Club
Rod Bransgrove · Hampshire County Cricket Club
The Lord Patel of Bradford OBE · Yorkshire County Cricket Club
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Amos LG CH · England and Wales Cricket Board
Tom Harrison · England and Wales Cricket Board
7 Dec 2021
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Adil Mehmood · Quaid e Azam Premier Cricket League
Basharat Hussain · Quaid e Azam Premier Cricket League
Tracey Crouch MP
16 Nov 2021
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Azeem Rafiq to give evidence to MPs with questions facing senior YCCC leadership and ECB
Alan Dickinson · England and Wales Cricket Board
Azeem Rafiq
Kate Miller · England and Wales Cricket Board
Meena Botros · England and Wales Cricket Board
Roger Hutton · Yorkshire County Cricket Club
The Lord Patel of Bradford OBE · Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Tom Harrison · England and Wales Cricket Board
Reports 2 reports · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninth Report - Football Governance | HC 1288 | 30 Jun 2023 | 11 | Responded |
| Seventh Report - Racism in cricket | HC 1001 | 14 Jan 2022 | 0 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
3
Conclusion
Accepted
Ninth Report - Football Governance
Premier League fan engagement standards are inadequate for consistent high-quality club interaction.
We welcome the Premier League’s fan engagement standard and commend the Premier League for acting prior to the publication of the White Paper. However, the level of fan engagement from Premier League and EFL clubs still varies wildly and we …
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Government Response
The government agrees that the Regulator should independently set fan engagement standards and will have legal authority to do so, assessing clubs and potentially applying additional licence conditions beyond current industry standards.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Recommendation
Accepted
Ninth Report - Football Governance
Require IREF to set higher fan engagement licensing conditions independently of existing standards.
IREF, beginning in shadow form, should ensure that its licencing conditions regarding fan engagement are set independently of the current Premier League Fan Engagement Standard. Unless there is immediate and significant change from leagues and clubs, we expect that IREF …
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Government Response
The government agrees that the Regulator should set fan engagement standards independently and will have legal authority to do so, assessing clubs' structures and outcomes, and potentially applying additional licence conditions to ensure higher levels of engagement.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
Accepted
Ninth Report - Football Governance
Football organisations must resolve revenue distribution deadlock to secure financial sustainability
The financial sustainability of the football pyramid is the responsibility of football itself. Football organisations can, and should, be the ones to find a solution to the current deadlock of revenue distribution. We welcome that progress seems to have been …
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Government Response
The government echoes the Committee's call for football authorities to reach a financial agreement and reiterates its commitment to establishing a Regulator with statutory powers to intervene as a last resort, aligning with the Committee's conclusion.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Correspondence 9 letters
16 May 2023
To committee
Letter from Richard Masters, Chief Executive, Premier League, relating to the oral evidence session on 28 March 2023, dated 2 May 2023
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18 Apr 2023
To committee
Letter from Rick Parry, Chair, English Football League, relating to the oral evidence session on 28 March 2023, dated 6 April 2023
Parliament page
18 Apr 2023
To committee
Letter from Debbie Hewitt MBE, Chair, The Football Association, relating to the oral evidence session on 28 March 2023, dated 31 March 2023
Parliament page
7 Mar 2023
To committee
Letter from Bill Sweeney, Chief Executive, RFU, relating to the oral evidence session on 24 November 2022, dated 23 February 2023
Parliament page
14 Dec 2022
Written evidence submitted by Azeem Rafiq
Parliament page
18 Oct 2022
To committee
Letter from Ben Wright, Director of External Affairs, Professional Footballers' Association, relating to the Independent Review of the PFA, 30 August 2022
Parliament page
16 Mar 2022
To committee
Letter from the Chair to Robin Smith, Former Chair, Yorkshire County Cricket Club, relating to allegations in a Daily Mail article, 16 March 2022
Parliament page
23 Nov 2021
To committee
Letter from Roger Hutton, former Chair, Yorkshire County Cricket Club, re follow-up to oral evidence session on 16 November, 22 November 2021
Parliament page
16 Nov 2021
Azeem Rafiq Witness Statement to the Leeds employment tribunal
Parliament page