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17th July 2024
12:30pm BST
The Labour government has announced that a new 'Hillsborough Law' will be part of its legislative agenda.
Confirmation was made during the King's Speech on Wednesday which has been described as "life changing" for families of victims involved in the 1989 disaster.
Public authorities will be required tell the truth and proactively cooperate with official investigations and inquiries. Failure to do so would then become a criminal offence.
The announcement comes after decades of campaigning by the families of the 97 Liverpool fans who died.
A 'toolkit’ to enforce compliance with the duty will also be supplied which campaigners say would both prevent obfuscation and cover-ups and lead to much more focused and shorter inquiries.
As a result millions of pounds of public money will be saved and justice will be brought much more swiftly to families who deserve to know the truth.
Additionally, they have also passed a football governance bill will oversee the formation of an independent football regulator.
Labour have introduced the bill just weeks after the previous government were forced to ditch the policy days before Parliament was due to shut down ahead of the general election.
One of the big motivations behind introducing an independent regulator was the failed attempt from six Premier League sides to join a breakaway European Super League.
Additionally, the collapse of Bury also strengthened calls for a review of the governance of the game.
Now, an independent regulator will have the power to sanction clubs who are in breach of financial rules.
Everton and Nottingham Forest both received points deductions for breaking financial fair play rules while Leicester City are are awaiting to hear if they will face one this season.
Chelsea are another side who are at risk of breaking profit and sustainability rules while everyone is awaiting to hear the verdict on Manchester City's 115 alleged breaches.
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