At today’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), EFL Clubs voted to approve several changes to the EFL Regulations which will come into effect immediately. These include: 

FACILITIES FOR DISABLED SUPPORTERS 

A new regulation has come into effect requiring disabled supporters with general admission tickets to be situated with fellow Away Club supporters. Previously this has not been the case in all circumstances and Clubs have agreed all away supporters should be provided with the opportunity to be sat with one another.   

FAN ENGAGEMENT PLAN 

The EFL has updated and added new Regulations to require Clubs to produce and deliver a Fan Engagement Plan (FEP) from season 2024/25. Clubs will be required to publish a FEP on an annual basis which will be overseen by a senior Club official.  This requirement builds on the work Clubs are already undertaking with supporters including hosting two meetings or fan forums each season to get their views on key issues faced by Club.

CLUB COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS  

The League has introduced a new regulation which now requires Clubs to either have or establish a Club Community Organisation (CCO) to support the objectives of the Club in delivering community sports education and charitable activity. Previously there was no such arrangement in place and whilst Clubs have been supporting their communities through their Club Community Organisations for many years, this now formalises the position. In addition, Clubs and the CCO must now have a legally binding service level agreement (SLA) that meets the requirements of guidance provided by the EFL and EFL in the Community. It also requires the Club to procure the CCO’s compliance with the SLA.