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Fit and proper test for club owner 5 yearly so transparency is maintained

Submitted on Monday 24th June 2019

Rejected on Monday 22nd July 2019

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Fit and proper test for club owner 5 yearly so transparency is maintained

Petition Details

To liaise with the fa football association to require football club owners to resit the owners and directors test every 5 years. This should be required so clubs transparency can be maintained to stop owners the likes of Mike Ashley destroying clubs and not investing in their future

Additional Information

Clubs like Newcastle United,Blackpool,Bolton and many others used as cash machines or poorly run over last 10 years


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is the responsibility of the Football Association, Premier League and English Football League. You may wish to contact them directly to suggest this.

You also might like to sign this petition, calling for a new law to take responsibility for the "fit and proper persons" test away from the FA and EFL / Premier League:

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/262817

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