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Make the Freedom of Information Act apply to sporting National Governing Bodies

Submitted by Madeline Cowley on Thursday 10th July 2025

Published on Tuesday 5th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 5th February 2026

Signatures: 71

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Access ~ Bodies ~ Citizens ~ Equal ~ Freedom ~ Freedom of Information ~ Grassroots ~ IMPACT ~ Money ~ Sport ~ taxpayers ~ Thousands ~ Thousands of UK ~ UK citizens ~ Wellbeing

Petition Action

Make the Freedom of Information Act apply to sporting National Governing Bodies

Petition Details

We call on the Government to require all sporting National Governing Bodies (NGBs) to be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. NGBs hold substantial authority over who can participate in grassroots and competitive sports.

Additional Information

We think NGBs make decisions directly affecting the lives and wellbeing of thousands of UK citizens. We feel they operate without transparency of public institutions, they are publicly recognised, receive public money, they impact communities, inclusion, and equality.

We think the public should have a right to access information from bodies that influence our daily lives and use taxpayer money. We think their decisions must be open to scrutiny.


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