Member

I would be grateful if the noble Baroness could, if she is able to engage with the hypothetical in those scenarios, give some examples of where she thinks it would be appropriate for somebody guilty of misconduct or a conflict of interest to carry on. It is hard to envisage scenarios which would fit those circumstances. I am not sure that it would serve the best interests of the regulator or football if they did. In many other sectors, regulators have similar discretionary powers to come to a judgment on matters such as this. We have talked in previous debates about the Financial Conduct Authority, which has similar discretionary powers. There may be a case for the regulator to have higher standards than we have imposed on previous regulators. Given the power of football to set an example and capture the imaginations of so many people, I wonder whether it ought to be held to a higher standard in the public eye than perhaps we have set out in previous legislation.