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Sporting Events Bill [HL]
Sporting Events Bill [HL] is currently listed at 2nd reading in the House of Commons.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 3rd reading21 Jul 2026
- Next stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Commons
- Bill type
- Government Bill
- Last updated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Baroness Twycross Proposer / sponsor · Labour · House of Lords Prepared for future MP profile links
What this bill is about
The Sporting Events Bill [HL] would set up a common legal framework for “major sporting events” held in the UK. It would include measures relating to ticket touting, advertising and trading in designated areas around venues, and preventing “unauthorised association” with events. The bill also includes, for England, transport-planning and traffic-management style powers for qualifying events, and allows the UK government and devolved administrations to provide financial assistance for major sporting events and related legacy or social impact initiatives. Ministers could choose which parts of the framework apply to particular events.
What it would do
- Create a framework for “major sporting events” that can be applied to specific events by secondary legislation.
- Include a ticket touting offence (with criminal and/or civil financial penalty options described in supporting materials).
- Restrict certain advertising and trading in designated areas around venues and address unauthorised activity.
- For England, provide for qualifying events a transport plan and related traffic-management style powers; also provide financial assistance powers for major events.
Bill journey
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1st reading 14 May 2026 · House of Lords
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2nd reading 3 Jun 2026 · House of Lords
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Committee stage 24 Jun 2026 · House of Lords
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Report stage 15 Jul 2026 · House of Lords
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3rd reading 21 Jul 2026 · House of Lords
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