Select committee: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, regarding the Chair of the Independent Football Regulator, 3 October 2025
Published 6 October 2025
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Independent Football Regulator Report on parliament.uk ↗
At a glance
The government's response
This document responds to Second Report - Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Independent Football Regulator.
This is the government's response, published 6 October 2025.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The Minister confirms the appointment of David Kogan as Chair of the Independent Football Regulator, following the Committee's endorsement, while the Commissioner for Public Appointments' inquiry into the process is still awaited.
- The Minister says the Department "initially sought to wait" for the Commissioner's inquiry, but that "real world consequences caused by further delays" meant the leadership needed confirming now.
- On the inquiry, the Minister says the Department will ensure any recommendations from the Commissioner are "carefully considered" once the final report is published; its timing is "a matter for the Commissioner".
- The Minister notes the Committee's comments on Mr Kogan's transparency about past political donations and the need to reassure the football community of his impartiality, and says she is "confident" he will take the recommendation seriously and act on it.
- The Minister also confirms Dame Helen Stephenson and Simon Levine as Non-Executive Directors of the Regulator.
What the committee recommended
This is a government response document, so it has no recommendations of its own.