Football Governance Act 2025: Implementation

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay Excerpts

Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Twycross (Lab)]

This is exactly why we intend to get the regulator up as quickly as possible.

[Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con)]

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Birt, said, many people across football are looking forward to working with David Kogan, but one of the difficulties that he and the new independent regulator have is that the process for appointing him is still under investigation by the commissioner for public standards. Has Mr Kogan been able to start his work, pending the outcome of that investigation? Has the noble Baroness’s department been given any indication of how much longer it might continue?

[Baroness Twycross (Lab)]

I should not comment on the inquiry being carried out by the Commissioner for Public Appointments—as I said earlier, this is ongoing. The noble Lord will be aware that David Kogan has met a number of Members of this House, and he is fully engaged with the task ahead at the point at which he is able to be appointed formally.