Bill 4127 Committee stage Commons

Sporting Events Bill [HL]

A Bill to make provision for enabling a common set of legislative provisions to be applied to major sporting events held in the United Kingdom; to confer power to provide financial assistance in relation to sporting events held in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland; and for connected purposes.

Introduced by
Baroness Twycross · Labour · Life peer
Originating house
Lords
Introduced
14 May 2026
Last updated
30 October 2026

What this bill does

Currently at Committee stage in the Commons.

Lets ministers control big sporting events with special rules.

This Bill creates a switchable legal framework for major sporting events in the UK. It would let ministers and devolved authorities apply controls on ticket touting, advertising, trading, association and some transport arrangements, and provide financial support for events and related legacy work. The latest version keeps that overall approach and is aimed at events with major international interest and benefits.

  • Create a framework that can be switched on for specific sporting events by regulations.
  • Allow rules to be applied on ticket touting, advertising, trading, unauthorised association and transport around an event.
  • Set conditions for when the framework can be used, including that the event is not regularly held in the UK and is likely to attract international interest and social or economic benefits.
  • Let the Secretary of State and devolved authorities designate people to grant authorisations for ticketing, advertising, trading and association activities.
  • Create enforcement powers, including fixed penalties, search and seizure powers, and compensation rules for unlawful or unreasonable use of those powers.
  • Allow the Secretary of State to direct the preparation of transport plans and temporary road restrictions for events in England.
  • Give the appropriate national authority power to provide financial assistance, such as grants, loans, guarantees or indemnities, for sporting events or related purposes.
  • Make the framework partly adjustable through regulations, with different procedures depending on the power used.

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Progress

  1. 1st reading · Lords
  2. 2nd reading · Lords
  3. Committee stage · Lords
  4. Report stage · Lords
  5. 3rd reading · Lords
  6. 1st reading · Commons
  7. 2nd reading · Commons
  8. Programme motion · Commons
  9. Money resolution · Commons
  10. Committee stage · Commons
  11. Report stage · Commons