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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1 These Explanatory Notes relate to the Commons Amendments to the Football Governance Bill [HL] as brought from the House of Commons on 9 July 2025 (HL Bill 121).
2 These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport in order to assist the reader of the Bill and the Commons amendments, and to help inform debate on the Commons amendments. They do not form part of the Bill and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
3 These Explanatory Notes, like the Commons amendments themselves, refer to Bill 213, the Bill as first printed for the Commons.
4 These Expla…