Law · Government Bill
Bill 3832
Football Governance Act 2025
Original
Introduced
24 October 2024
Last action
21 July 2025 · Royal Assent
Status
Royal Assent
Sponsors
Baroness Twycross, Lisa Nandy
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
24 October 2024
1st reading
Lords · 1st reading
Source: Lords
13 November 2024
2nd reading
Lords · 2nd reading
Source: Lords
27 November 2024
Committee stage
Lords · Committee stage
Source: Lords
2 December 2024
Committee stage
Lords · Committee stage
Source: Lords
4 December 2024
Committee stage
Lords · Committee stage
Source: Lords
9 December 2024
Committee stage
Lords · Committee stage
Source: Lords
16 December 2024
Committee stage
Lords · Committee stage
Source: Lords
18 December 2024
Committee stage
Lords · Committee stage
Source: Lords
15 January 2025
Committee stage
Lords · Committee stage
Source: Lords
11 March 2025
Report stage
Lords · Report stage
Source: Lords
17 March 2025
Report stage
Lords · Report stage
Source: Lords
26 March 2025
3rd reading
Lords · 3rd reading
Source: Lords
27 March 2025
1st reading
Commons · 1st reading
Source: Commons
28 April 2025
2nd reading
Commons · 2nd reading
Source: Commons
28 April 2025
Programme motion
Commons · Programme motion
Source: Commons
28 April 2025
Money resolution
Commons · Money resolution
Source: Commons
28 April 2025
Ways and Means resolution
Commons · Ways and Means resolution
Source: Commons
3 June 2025
Committee stage
Commons · Committee stage
Source: Commons
5 June 2025
Committee stage
Commons · Committee stage
Source: Commons
10 June 2025
Committee stage
Commons · Committee stage
Source: Commons
12 June 2025
Committee stage
Commons · Committee stage
Source: Commons
17 June 2025
Committee stage
Commons · Committee stage
Source: Commons
8 July 2025
Report stage
Commons · Report stage
Source: Commons
8 July 2025
3rd reading
Commons · 3rd reading
Source: Commons
15 July 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Lords · Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Source: Lords
21 July 2025
Royal Assent
Unassigned · Royal Assent
Source: Unassigned
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
120 official files
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Clive Betts MP regarding the Clause 9 amendment about the prioritisation of competitions within English football.
Will write letters · EN · 24 July 2025
Football Governance Act 2025 (c. 21)
Act of Parliament · EN · 21 July 2025
HL Bill 121 Explanatory Notes on Commons Amendments
Explanatory Notes · EN · 9 July 2025
HL Bill 121 Explanatory Notes on Commons Amendments
Explanatory Notes · EN · 9 July 2025
HL Bill 121 Commons Amendments
Bill · EN · 9 July 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 8 July 2025 - large print
Amendment Paper · EN · 8 July 2025
Report Stage Proceedings as at 8 July 2025
Bill proceedings: Commons · EN · 8 July 2025
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - large print - 8 July 2025
Selection of amendments: Commons · EN · 8 July 2025
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 8 July 2025
Selection of amendments: Commons · EN · 8 July 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 8 July 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 8 July 2025
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP, Lincoln Jopp MP and Lee Dillon MP regarding duties on clubs relating to the appointment of an administrator (clause 47) and insolvency proceedings (clause 51), and protection of training grounds, (tenth sitting): government amendment 72, clause 96 and clause 98.
Will write letters · EN · 7 July 2025
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP, Lincoln Jopp MP and Lee Dillon MP regarding Clause 45 on prohibited competition: how the Independent Football Regulator would treat 'friendly' competitions and interactions with UEFA.
Will write letters · EN · 7 July 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 7 July 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 4 July 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 3 July 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 3 July 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 2 July 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 2 July 2025
Football Governance Bill [HL]: progress of the bill
Briefing papers · EN · 26 June 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 26 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 26 June 2025
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP regarding clarification on areas regarding the owners' and directors' test, clauses 30-36.
Will write letters · EN · 25 June 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 25 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 25 June 2025
Impact Assessment on the regulation of English men's professional football from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (updated June 2025)
Impact Assessments · EN · 24 June 2025
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP regarding how the Independent Football Regulator with interact with existing rules in place, such as financial fair play/profit and sustainability rules.
Will write letters · EN · 20 June 2025
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP regarding the licensing regime, and what might happen if the Independent Football Regulator revokes a licence.
Will write letters · EN · 20 June 2025
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Lincoln Jopp MP regarding reasonable assumptions in a club's business plan regarding expected television revenue in season.
Will write letters · EN · 20 June 2025
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Clive Betts MP regarding: how the Independent Football Regulator might intervene if an owner's source and sufficiency of wealth were in doubt.
Will write letters · EN · 20 June 2025
Bill 266 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - xml download
Bill · EN · 20 June 2025
Bill 266 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
Bill · EN · 20 June 2025
Bill 266 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
Bill · EN · 20 June 2025
Written evidence submitted by The Football Association (The FA) (FGB07)
Written evidence · EN · 17 June 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 17 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 17 June 2025
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 17 June 2025
Selection of amendments: Commons · EN · 17 June 2025
All proceedings up to 17 June 2025 at Public Committee Stage
Bill proceedings: Commons · EN · 17 June 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 16 June 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 13 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 13 June 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 12 June 2025
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 12 June 2025
Selection of amendments: Commons · EN · 12 June 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 11 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 11 June 2025
Written evidence submitted by Northampton Town FC Supporters' Trust (NTFCST) and co-signatories (FGB06)
Written evidence · EN · 10 June 2025
Written evidence submitted by the Football Supporters' Association (FGB05)
Written evidence · EN · 10 June 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 10 June 2025
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 10 June 2025
Selection of amendments: Commons · EN · 10 June 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 9 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 9 June 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 6 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 6 June 2025
Written evidence submitted by Competere Foundation (FGB04)
Written evidence · EN · 5 June 2025
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Joe Robertson MP regarding the definition of an “ultimate owner”, as discussed during the Committee stage.
Will write letters · EN · 5 June 2025
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Louie French MP regarding how Parliament will be able to scrutinise the Independent Regulator and how the Regulator will be held to account.
Will write letters · EN · 5 June 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 5 June 2025
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 5 June 2025
Selection of amendments: Commons · EN · 4 June 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 4 June 2025
Written evidence submitted by the English Football League (EFL) (FGB03)
Written evidence · EN · 3 June 2025
Sponsors
- Baroness Twycross · Labour · Lords
- · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Department
- Lisa Nandy · Labour · Commons
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Sources
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- Official source: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3832
- Open data entity: https://bills-api.parliament.uk/api/v1/Bills/3832
- uk · 3832 · source updated 2 September 2025