A Bill to require football clubs to offer for sale to their supporters a specified percentage of shares in the club upon a change of ownership; to require that a minimum number of places on the club’s board be set aside for election by a qualifying supporters’ organisation; to define what constitutes a qualifying supporters’ organisation; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Clive EffordLabour (Co-op)
12 May 2016
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This Bill would require football clubs to offer a specified percentage of shares to supporters when ownership changes and to set aside a minimum number of board seats for election by a qualifying supporters’ organisation. It also defines what counts as a qualifying supporters’ organisation and sets out related governance reforms to boost supporters’ influence over how their clubs are run.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. It originated in 2015 and had a 2nd reading in 2016; no further stages are indicated in the provided information.
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7 Jul 2015
4 Mar 2016
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 7 July 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule. This allows an MP to make his or her case for a new bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the bill is taken to have had its first reading.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
