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
2
Recommendation
Deferred
Ninth Report - Football Governance
Establish a Shadow Independent Regulator for English Football by end of 2023 and pass required legislation.
We recommend that the Government should establish the Independent Regulator for English Football in a shadow form by the end of 2023 to ensure that it can begin initial engagement and preparatory work before waiting for legislation to be passed. …
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Government Response
The government agrees on the importance of transitional arrangements but then entirely pivots its response to discussing fan engagement standards, the Regulator's role in oversight, and existing club engagement, without addressing the specific recommendation to establish a shadow regulator by end of 2023 or the timeline for legislation.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
Deferred
Ninth Report - Football Governance
IREF presents a significant opportunity to accelerate and strengthen fan engagement in football.
The introduction of IREF remains a great opportunity to increase the pace of the important work that is already underway at football clubs consulting and engaging with their fans. Whilst clubs should be encouraged to exceed fan engagement standards and …
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Government Response
The government states the Regulator's primary focus will be on financial sustainability, systemic stability, and protecting club heritage, not the wider fan engagement standards or independent regulatory framework, which it believes are best led by the industry.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
Deferred
Ninth Report - Football Governance
Limited progress on EDI outcomes in football highlights need for universal standards
The inclusion of concrete, universal EDI measures in the new Football Governance Code is a necessary step to address the significant concerns about a lack of EDI oversight in football. The work on EDI done by the leagues to date …
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Government Response
The government outlines its commitment to establishing the Independent Football Regulator with backstop powers to intervene on financial distributions and bringing forward legislation. However, it does not specifically address the recommendation for concrete, universal EDI measures in the new Football Governance Code.
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