Football Governance Bill 2023-24


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.

Government Bill

What is this Bill?

The Football Governance Bill was a Government Bill tabled by Lucy Frazer.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2023-24 Session.

Whose idea is this Bill?

Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.

What type of Bill is this?

Government Bills are technically Presentation Bills, but the Government can use its legislative time to ensure the schedule of debates to scrutinise the Bill.

So is this going to become a law?

No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.

How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?

The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Government Bills, Process of a Bill

Sponsor: Lucy Frazer

Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates

Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill

Last Event: Thursday 23rd May 2024 - Committee stage: 7th sitting (Commons)

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons - 60%

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate
23/05/2024
Briefing paper
17/04/2024
Explanatory Note
19/03/2024

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

24th May 2024
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 24 May 2024
23rd May 2024
Committee stage: 7th sitting (Commons)
23rd May 2024
Bill proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 23 May 2024 at Public Bill Committee Stage
23rd May 2024
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Premier League (FGB11)
23rd May 2024
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 May 2024
23rd May 2024
Selection of amendments: Commons
Motion to vary the terms of the Order of the Committee - 23 May 2024
22nd May 2024
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 22 May 2024
22nd May 2024
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 23 May 2024
21st May 2024
Committee stage: 6th sitting (Commons)
21st May 2024
Committee stage: 5th sitting (Commons)
21st May 2024
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by STAR (Supporters Trust at Reading) (FGB09)
21st May 2024
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Dr Jan Zglinski, Assistant Professor at the LSE Law School and Research Fellow of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law (FGB10)
21st May 2024
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee (updated) - 21 May 2024
21st May 2024
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 21 May 2024
17th May 2024
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 17 May 2024
16th May 2024
Committee stage: 4th sitting (Commons)
16th May 2024
Committee stage: 3rd sitting (Commons)
16th May 2024
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 May 2024
16th May 2024
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 16 May 2024
16th May 2024
Written evidence
Supplementary written evidence submitted by Simon Orriss, Head of Legal, Fair Game (FGB07)
16th May 2024
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Arsenal Supporters Trust (FGB08)
15th May 2024
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2024
14th May 2024
Committee stage: 2nd sitting (Commons)
14th May 2024
Committee stage: 1st sitting (Commons)
14th May 2024
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Fair Game (FGB03)
14th May 2024
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the West Ham Supporters' Trust (WHUST) (FGB02)
14th May 2024
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Women in Football (FGB04)
14th May 2024
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the English Football League (EFL) (FGB05)
14th May 2024
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 May 2024
14th May 2024
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Everton Fan Advisory Board (FGB06)
14th May 2024
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) (FGB01)
13th May 2024
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 13 May 2024
9th May 2024
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 9 May 2024
26th April 2024
Press notices
Football Governance: call for evidence
24th April 2024
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Memorandum from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
23rd April 2024
2nd reading (Commons)
23rd April 2024
Programme motion
23rd April 2024
Ways and Means resolution
23rd April 2024
Money resolution
17th April 2024
Briefing papers
Research briefing on the Bill
20th March 2024
Human rights memorandum
Human Rights Memorandum
20th March 2024
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
19th March 2024
1st reading (Commons)
19th March 2024
Explanatory Notes
Bill 187 EN 2023-24
19th March 2024
Bill
Bill 187 2023-24 (as introduced) - xml download
19th March 2024
Bill
Bill 187 2023-24 (as introduced)