Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a statutory owners and directors test in football.
Football clubs are the heart of local communities, they have unique social value and many with a great history. It is vital they are protected.
The Government is committed to undertaking a fan led review of football governance, which will include consideration of the Owners’ and Directors’ test.