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
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30 Jun
2023
2023
Report published
16 May
2023
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18 Apr
2023
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18 Apr
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28 Mar
2023
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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
1
Conclusion
Acknowledged
Ninth Report - Football Governance
Establishing a Shadow Regulator for English Football quickly is crucial for effective implementation.
We welcome the Government’s commitment to establish an Independent Regulator. Introducing a Shadow Regulator as soon as possible to recruit staff and begin engagement and preparatory work is invaluable for clubs, leagues and other football stakeholders might help avoid unintended …
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Government Response
The government agrees reform should happen sooner and is working at pace to deliver an independent regulator when parliamentary time allows. It states a formal shadow regulator would require a Bill's second reading but assures that preparatory work is happening regardless.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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10
Recommendation
Acknowledged
Ninth Report - Football Governance
Reach urgent agreement on sharing higher proportion of revenue across football pyramid
We urge football authorities, including the Premier League, EFL and the FA, to urgently reach an agreement on sharing a higher proportion of revenue with clubs down the football pyramid before the establishment of IREF. This should include no increase …
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Government Response
The government echoes the Committee's call for football authorities to urgently reach a revenue sharing agreement and states that the future Regulator will have targeted powers to intervene as a last resort if they fail to agree.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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11
Recommendation
Acknowledged
Ninth Report - Football Governance
Expedite plans to establish Independent Regulator with power to mandate revenue sharing solution
If there are no immediate signs of progress on revenue sharing, the Government should expedite its plans to establish the Independent Regulator with the power to mandate a solution. (Paragraph 44) 20 Football Governance
Government Response
The government reiterates its commitment to establishing a Regulator with powers to intervene in financial distributions as a last resort, noting ongoing work to design this mechanism, but does not commit to expediting its establishment.
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
Parliament page
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