Question follow-through · 26146

Football Association: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of governance and disciplinary processes operated by The Football Association in addressing repeated misconduct and safeguard

answeredDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
3 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of governance and disciplinary processes operated by The Football Association in addressing repeated misconduct and safeguard

  2. 3 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The safety, wellbeing, and welfare of everyone participating in sport is absolutely paramount. Sport England and UK Sport (DCMS’s Arm’s Length Bodies for sport) provide support to the sport and physical activity sector around safeguarding, including fundi...

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