Member

These amendments would not dilute the IFR’s authority; rather, they would help it achieve the light-touch, targeted approach that the Minister keeps saying she wishes to see. These changes would create space for a constructive partnership between the IFR and the leagues, allowing the latter to “colour in” the outcomes set by the IFR, with rules that are both practical and proportionate to their specific contexts. Such an approach would also alleviate the IFR’s workload and the cost. I have already said during this process that the National League is already really alarmed about the cost to its clubs. It would allow the IFR to focus on its core purpose of addressing risks and market failures, rather than duplicating or overriding established systems.