Member

These amendments highlight the merits of light-touch, proportional regulation. That is important because, as much as we recognise the need for regulatory intervention, we must also recognise the risk of overreach. The noble Lords’ amendments make it clear that where league rules are already in place and functioning effectively, they should be allowed to form the foundation of the regulatory framework. The IFR’s role in such cases should be to provide direction and oversight, targeting problem clubs only and stepping in only where there is evidence of failure, or where issues arise that cannot be addressed by existing mechanisms. I hope the Minister will agree that this is what good regulation looks like, especially in such a complex ecosystem with multiple existing domestic and international regulators.