Overview

• The Department for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed a five-year term running to 19 May 2030 and named Dame Helen Stephenson and Simon Levine to the board.
• Commissioner for Public Appointments William Shawcross is conducting a full investigation into the recruitment after a complaint about the process.
• Kogan disclosed donations to Labour leadership campaigns and to MPs and candidates, and he pledged total political impartiality in the post.
• DCMS refused to release several briefing notes and email exchanges about the recruitment in response to a Freedom of Information request, citing standard exemptions.
• Ministers say standing up the regulator quickly is a priority to improve club governance, with powers expected to include oversight of Premier League parachute payments.