Petition · past parliament

Governance of football clubs,continuing fit and proper person tests for owners.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

My club, Bolton Wanderers are a founder-of the football league,years of instability including various winding up petitions have threatenied its existence. They are central to the Bolton community. A mechanism should be created to protect clubs and create a trust until their future can be preserved.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This would be the responsibility of individual football clubs and not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

20 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
26 Mar 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Mar 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.