Question follow-through · 30524
Football: Governing Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Football Governance Code will stipulate requirements for independent directors to be included in a club's governance structure.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 19 Feb 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Football Governance Code will stipulate requirements for independent directors to be included in a club's governance structure.
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Feb 2025
Answer published
It will be the responsibility of the Independent Football Regulator to determine the key elements of the Football Governance Code, including whether independent directors should be included. This will be done in consultation with the FA and other stakehol...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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