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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendment 23 will correct a cross-reference in the Bill, to ensure that clause 54(1)(b) correctly refers to section 24. Clause 54 outlines the circumstances in which a relevant…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady. I commend the clause to the Committee. Question put and agreed to. Clause 26 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 27 Duties to notify IFR…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)I must say that I almost want to stand up, say what other Members have said and sit down again. I agree with everybody else: I wish we were not at this stage and that there had…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)The Government understand that the intent behind the amendment is to create certainty about how the regulator’s levy charges will be distributed between clubs. The clause gives…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a really important point, which is why one of the mandatory conditions is good corporate governance. Some clubs do that extremely well, and he gives an…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)The whole point is that the regulator can look at financial controls and make discretionary licence conditions if it wants to try to minimise that impact. However, if the backstop…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)I can confirm that I am confident. Question put and agreed to. Amendment 23 accordingly agreed to. Clause 54, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill . Clause 55 PART 6:…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)The Government’s White Paper laid out several failings of the existing owners and directors tests conducted by the football authorities. The tests are conducted on a…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Lady makes important points. The idea is that as we have a regulator on a statutory footing, which will improve standards, hopefully that will bring football along with…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)This is in relation to the mandatory conditions that all clubs have to meet under the regulatory regime. If the regulator identifies that a club is not meeting one of the…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)The financial distress experienced by some of English football’s most historic clubs was partly down to unsuitable owners and directors. As discussed, the regulator will be able…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)Absolutely. My hon. Friend the Member for Southend West and the hon. Member for Luton South made important points. As a public body, the regulator must act fairly when it makes…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)I expect that clubs would have to work closely with the leagues as well. On the issue of EDI, I hope that it is clear this is an area that I personally feel very passionate about.…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)The Bill requires regulated clubs and clubs that have been regulated in the past five years, which I shall simply refer to as clubs, to notify the regulator where there is a…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)indicated assent .21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank hon. Members for their contributions. I agree with the hon. Member for Barnsley East that the guidance on corporate governance should be really helpful to clubs that are…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. Starting with clause 15, one of the regulator’s main responsibilities will be to operate a licensing system for…21 May 2024HANSARDUK Youth Parliament: British Youth Council ClosureThe UK Youth Parliament was formed in 1999 and is made up of 300 Members of Youth Parliament aged 11 to 18, who represent thousands of young people from their communities across…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Sixth sitting)As I mentioned, it can introduce a discretionary licence condition. There will be a range of options that the regulator may consider, but it will have discretionary licence…21 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill (Fifth sitting)I will begin with clause 21. Where needed, discretionary licence conditions will be used by the regulator to bring a club up to the required level of compliance with the threshold…21 May 2024