Migrant Workers: Football
Commons · Question 67713 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 245 on Migrant Workers: Football, whether her Department considers football academies to be places of employment for children; and if she will t
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 22 Jul 2025
The restriction on work as a ‘professional sportsperson’ is present in certain routes’ visa conditions, including for dependent children. The condition and associated definition have been established following extensive consultation with over 60 Home Offi...