Football Governance Act 2025
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.
Last fetched 25 Apr 2026 · parliament.uk
Progress through Parliament15 stages recorded
Lords
1st reading
24 Oct 2024
Lords
2nd reading
13 Nov 2024
Lords
Committee stage
27 Nov 2024
Lords
Report stage
11 Mar 2025
Lords
3rd reading
26 Mar 2025
Commons
1st reading
27 Mar 2025
Commons
2nd reading
28 Apr 2025
Commons
Programme motion
28 Apr 2025
Commons
Money resolution
28 Apr 2025
Commons
Ways and Means resolution
28 Apr 2025
Commons
Committee stage
03 Jun 2025
Commons
Report stage
08 Jul 2025
Commons
3rd reading
08 Jul 2025
Lords
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
15 Jul 2025
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Royal Assent
21 Jul 2025
DocumentsOpen on parliament.uk →
Will write lettersAct of ParliamentExplanatory NotesAmendment Paper
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP to Clive Betts MP regarding the Clause 9 amendment about the prioritisation of competitions within English football.
application/pdf · 24 Jul 2025
Football Governance Act 2025 (c. 21)
text/html · 21 Jul 2025
HL Bill 121 Explanatory Notes on Commons Amendments
text/html · 09 Jul 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 8 July 2025
application/pdf · 08 Jul 2025