The FA and Governance

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The FA and Governance

• Jonathan Hall
• Director of Governance

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The FA Governance Division
Jonathan Hall Director of Governance
Head of Football Administration
Head of Regulation
FA Competitions Administration
League Administration
Registrations
Referees
Football Administration
Disciplinary
Compliance
Financial Advisory Unit
Investigation
Charging
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FA Compliance Off-Field Responsibilities

• Child Protection
• Betting
• Discrimination
• Crowd control
• Media comments
• Doping Control
• Financial irregularities
• Agents / transfers

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FA ComplianceChild Protection

• Implement FA policy on child protection
• Investigate allegations
• Oversee FA CRB checking programme

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FA Compliance Betting

• Participants are not permitted to bet (either
  directly or indirectly) on matches involving
  their own team.
• Players are not permitted to bet (either directly
  or indirectly) on domestic competitions involving
  their own team.
• Insider information

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FA Compliance Discrimination

• FA Rule E4
• A Participant shall not carry out any act which
  is discriminatory by reason of ethnic origin,
  colour, race, nationality, religion, sex, sexual
  orientation or disability.

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FA Compliance Crowd Control

• Clubs are responsible for the actions of their
  staff and spectators
• Covers abuse, missiles, pitch invasions
• Due diligence defence can be used

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FA Compliance Media Comments

• Implication of bias
• Questioning integrity
• Personal / offensive
• Detriment to the Game

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FA ComplianceDoping Control

• Range of offences covered
• Examples Chelsea, Rio Ferdinand
• Largest testing programme in British sport
• WADA compliant

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FA ComplianceFinancial Irregularities

• Covers any breaches of FA rules on finances
• Specific rules and general conduct
• Recent example Macclesfield Town FC

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FA ComplianceAgents and Transfers

• Responsible for licensing of agents
• Enforcement of FA and FIFA regs
• New regs introduced Jan 2006
• Example Jonathan Barnett
• Recent events Stevens Inquiry, Panorama, Mike
  Newell

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FA ComplianceRecent Improvements

• Fast-track disciplinary procedures
• New agents regulations
• Increased resources
• Further changes proposed by Burns

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FA Financial Advisory Unit

• Supports Financial Advisory Committee
• Visits to clubs in top 6 leagues
• Recent successes
• Fit and Proper Test
• Guide to Club Governance
• FAU presence here today
• Working with Supporters Direct

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FA Structural Review

• (Final?) proposals going to FA Council 27 October
• Includes proposal for supporter representation on
  new FA Council
• Also FA Council to widen to better represent game
• Potential FA Board changes

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Questions?