Tracey Crouch has issued her interim findings today:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fan-led-review-of-football-governance-interim-findings-and-recommendationsInitial response from the FSA here:
https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fan-led-review-recommends-radical-reform-to-games-regulation/ We are particularly pleased to see strong words in support of fans, proposals for an independent regulator (IREF), a 'golden share' in the hands of fans and recommendations to strengthen protection around Assets of Community Value. CAST made many such points in our own
submission to the panel.
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We have seen strong evidence that existing protections of key club heritage items of great cultural and emotional importance to fans is not sufficient. The most pressing of these has been the many clubs who appear to have lost the rights to their home grounds, but much evidence was also received of concerns relating to items such as club badges, location, colours and competitions.
I therefore intend to develop proposals with the Panel to offer greater protection for these important assets through a ‘golden share’ for fans, giving veto powers over reserved items, to be held by a democratic legally constituted fan group. I will work over the summer to consider the appropriate matters to be covered by this golden share veto and alongside this we will develop proposals for additional protections such as enhancing the existing legal provision for ‘Assets of Community Value’.