Overview

• DCMS confirmed Kogan’s appointment to a five-year term running to 19 May 2030 on a three-days-a-week contract worth £130,000.
• The Commissioner for Public Appointments’ investigation into the selection process remains active, with the government saying it has cooperated and awaits the report.
• Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee deemed Kogan appointable but urged him to demonstrate impartiality after he disclosed past donations to Labour figures.
• The new regulator will run a licensing system for clubs in the top five tiers and exercise oversight aimed at financial sustainability, including scrutiny of parachute payments.
• Former FCA and EY executive Richard Monks has been named chief executive, indicating progress in building the regulator’s leadership team.