Football Governance Act 2025: stages, votes and documents
The Football Governance Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 21 July 2025, 270 days after its first reading in the House of Lords on 24 October 2024. MPs divided on it 6 times between 28 April 2025 and 8 July 2025; the narrowest margin was 160 (Amendment 18).
Stages taken place
15
Commons divisions
6
Documents listed
16
Royal Assent
21 July 2025
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
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.
Sponsors
- Baroness Twycross (Labour, Lords), Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Lisa Nandy (Labour, Commons), Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Lords | 24 October 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 13 November 2024 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 27 November 2024, 2 December 2024, 4 December 2024, 9 December 2024, 16 December 2024, 18 December 2024, 15 January 2025 |
| Report stage | Lords | 11 March 2025, 17 March 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 26 March 2025 |
| 1st reading | Commons | 27 March 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 28 April 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 28 April 2025 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 28 April 2025 |
| Ways and Means resolution | Commons | 28 April 2025 |
| Committee stage | Commons | 3 June 2025, 5 June 2025, 10 June 2025, 12 June 2025, 17 June 2025 |
| Report stage | Commons | 8 July 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 8 July 2025 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 15 July 2025 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 21 July 2025 |
Commons divisions on this bill
| Date | Division | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April 2025 | Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading | 74 | 337 |
| 28 April 2025 | Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading | 342 | 70 |
| 8 July 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 1 | 167 | 346 |
| 8 July 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 3 | 86 | 340 |
| 8 July 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: Amendment 18 | 178 | 338 |
| 8 July 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading | 415 | 98 |
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Football Governance Act 2025 (c. 21) 21 July 2025
Bill
- 5901041.pdf · 5901041.xml · 5901041.html 24 October 2024
- 5901059.pdf · 5901059.html 16 January 2025
- 5901082.pdf · 5901082.html · 5901082.xml 17 March 2025
- Bill 213 2024-25 (as brought from the House of Lords) 27 March 2025
- Bill 266 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) 20 June 2025
- 5901121.pdf 9 July 2025
Explanatory Notes
- HL Bill 41 Explanatory Notes · 5901041.pdf 24 October 2024
- Bill 213 EN 2024-25 27 March 2025
- HL Bill 121 Explanatory Notes on Commons Amendments · 5901121en.pdf 9 July 2025
Impact Assessments
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- House of Lords Introduction_ Delegated Powers Memorandum - Football Governance Bill (2).pdf 24 October 2024
- Memorandum from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee 1 April 2025
Briefing papers
- Football Governance Bill [HL]: HL Bill 41 1 November 2024
- Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-25 9 April 2025
- Football Governance Bill [HL]: progress of the bill 26 June 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 28 October 2026 | 36fa63e981bf7502… |
| Bills API: stages | 28 October 2026 | cb772e9b800c544a… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | c8f2d701786648ff… |