A Bill to require professional and semi-professional football clubs in England to disclose the identity of their owners; to give the Football Association powers to block the ownership of a club by anyone whom they consider is not a fit and proper person; to require all creditors of a football club to be compensated equally should the club go into administration; to facilitate the raising by supporters’ organisations of the finance required to acquire a controlling stake in a football club; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
This bill would require professional and semi-professional football clubs in England to reveal who owns them. It would give the Football Association powers to block owners who are not considered fit and proper, ensure creditors are paid equally if a club goes into administration, and help supporters’ organisations raise funds to buy a controlling stake in a club, along with related measures.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it proceeds, it would move to committee scrutiny, then to Report Stage and Third Reading, before going to the House of Lords.
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This Bill was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill was stood over at its second reading on 7 November 2014 because fewer than 40 MPs were present.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
