# Football Governance Act 2025, Paragraph 6: Financial penalties

Extent: E+W

(1) This paragraph applies where the IFR determines (whether as a result of an investigation or otherwise) that a person (“P”) has, without reasonable excuse, committed a relevant infringement.
(2) The IFR may impose a financial penalty on P.
(3) The amount of a penalty imposed under this paragraph may be such amount as the IFR considers appropriate, provided it does not exceed the amount set out in whichever of sub-paragraphs (6) to (10) applies.
(4) Where the IFR imposes a penalty under this paragraph it may provide that the amount of the penalty is reduced to, or by, a specified amount if the penalty is paid before a day specified in a decision notice under section 77.
(5) The amount of a penalty imposed under this paragraph must be—
(a) a fixed amount,
(b) an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, or
(c) a combination of a fixed amount and an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate.
(6) Where P is a club or a competition organiser, the maximum amount of a penalty that may be imposed under this paragraph is—
(a) in the case of a fixed amount, an amount equal to 10% of the total revenue of the club or organiser (both inside and outside the United Kingdom);
(b) in the case of an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, for each day an amount equal to 10% of the daily revenue of the club or organiser (both inside and outside the United Kingdom);
(c) in the case of a combination of a fixed amount and an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, the amount specified in—
(i) paragraph (a), in relation to the fixed amount, and
(ii) paragraph (b), in relation to the amount calculated by reference to a daily rate.
(7) Where P is a body that is not a regulated club but has been a regulated club, the maximum amount of a penalty that may be imposed under this paragraph is—
(a) in the case of a fixed amount, the higher of—
(i) an amount equal to 10% of the total revenue of the body’s (both within and outside the United Kingdom), and
(ii) £75,000;
(b) in the case of an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, for each day the higher of—
(i) an amount equal to 10% of the daily revenue of the body (both inside and outside the United Kingdom), and
(ii) £25,000;
(c) in the case of a combination of a fixed amount and an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, the amount specified in—
(i) paragraph (a), in relation to the fixed amount, and
(ii) paragraph (b), in relation to the amount calculated by reference to a daily rate.
(8) Where P is an owner of a club (including where P is also a senior manager or other officer of the club), the maximum amount of a penalty that may be imposed under this paragraph is—
(a) in the case of a fixed amount, an amount equal to 10% of the total revenue of the club (both inside and outside the United Kingdom);
(b) in the case of an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, for each day an amount equal to 10% of the daily revenue of the club (both inside and outside the United Kingdom);
(c) in the case of a combination of a fixed amount and an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, the amount specified in—
(i) paragraph (a), in relation to the fixed amount, and
(ii) paragraph (b), in relation to the amount calculated by reference to a daily rate.
(9) Where P is an officer of a club (including where P is a senior manager of the club but not where P is also an owner of the club), the maximum amount of a penalty that may be imposed under this paragraph is—
(a) in the case of a fixed amount, the higher of—
(i) an amount equal to 10% of the officer’s remuneration, and
(ii) £75,000;
(b) in the case of an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, for each day the higher of—
(i) an amount equal to 10% of the officer’s daily remuneration, and
(ii) £25,000;
(c) in the case of a combination of a fixed amount and an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, the amount specified in—
(i) paragraph (a), in relation to the fixed amount, and
(ii) paragraph (b), in relation to the amount calculated by reference to a daily rate.
(10) In any other case, the maximum amount of a penalty that may be imposed under this paragraph is—
(a) in the case of a fixed amount, £75,000;
(b) in the case of an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, £25,000 per day;
(c) in the case of a combination of a fixed amount and an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, the amount specified in—
(i) paragraph (a), in relation to the fixed amount, and
(ii) paragraph (b), in relation to the amount calculated by reference to a daily rate.
(11) Where a club or body is an undertaking that is part of a group, references in sub-paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) to the revenue of the club or body are to the revenue of that group.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/21/schedule/9/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/football-governance-act-2025/schedule-9/paragraph-6
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