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Sports Minister Stuart Andrew welcomed the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games evaluation report at SportAccord, hosted in Birmingham.

• Updated: 9 April 2024

The Culture Secretary will today bring together industry leaders responsible for delivering the recommendations made in the Review of Women's Football.

• Updated: 26 March 2024

Historic legislation to reform the governance of men's elite football in England and put fans back at the heart of the game has been introduced in Parliament today.

• Updated: 18 March 2024

Martyn Henderson OBE has been appointed as the interim Chief Operating Officer to lead the preparatory work to set up the new independent regulator for men’s elite football. 

• Updated: 13 December 2023

Government agrees with the review’s recommendations including supporting the FA and NewCo in the full professionalisation of women’s football, and equal access to sport in schools for girls.

• Updated: 4 December 2023

A new independent regulator for men’s elite football will be set up as a standalone body to make sure it is operationally independent from the game and can adequately protect clubs’ and fans’ interests.

• Updated: 7 September 2023

Women's sport investment is set to be boosted by a new scheme from the Department for Business and Trade, the Women's Sport Investment Accelerator.

• Updated: 28 August 2023

Former England and Great Britain footballer turned pundit Karen Carney MBE has today published her major independent review into the future of domestic women’s football

• Updated: 13 July 2023

Sport Minister highlights the key role of fans in the football governance reforms, alongside an update on the future of women’s football review, the EURO 2028 bid, and reflections on his experiences of interacting with fans …

• Updated: 26 June 2023

Sport Minister explains the key points of the football governance white paper and provides an update on its progress

• Updated: 8 June 2023

Today [11 May] the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work highlighted the importance of sport bringing people together as he attended a new international championship for disabled golfers.

• Updated: 11 May 2023

Culture Secretary reinforces UK Government’s position on the participation of Russia and Belarus in international sport.

• Updated: 25 April 2023

Oral statement by the Minister for Sport on the White Paper setting out government's plans to reforming club football governance.

• Updated: 23 February 2023

Football fans and their clubs will be given greater protections under a radical transformation of the rules governing how football is run in England

• Updated: 22 February 2023

More than 30 like-minded nations, including the United Kingdom, United States, France and Germany, have pledged their ongoing support for a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in international sporting competiti…

• Updated: 20 February 2023

Next step in ongoing review of domestic women’s football, launched in September 2022, examining issues affecting the game at elite and grassroots level

• Updated: 14 February 2023

Sports Minister outlines the government's priorities for women’s sport

• Updated: 30 January 2023

Facilities in places that shaped Lionesses’ footballing careers to be named in their honour

• Updated: 31 July 2022

Chelsea Football Club has been granted a licence by the government to continue operating following the sanctioning of owner Roman Abramovich.

• Updated: 10 March 2022

The Prime Minister and Culture Secretary have announced that the Government will provide £232 million to support Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

• Updated: 15 August 2021