Definitions
Debtor = the participant that owes the debt
Creditor = the party who the debt is owed to
SUP = Suspended until paid
FDR = Football Debt recovery
Sine die = suspended with no set date, it is likely that a sine die imposed for a FDR would be immediately lifted on receipt of the payment.
Club Creditors making a FDR request
If the type of debt to be recovered is not disciplinary monies the minimum claim must be £50. In addition to this the creditor must also include an administration fee of £25. This figure is added to the total debt to be recovered and forms part of the £50 minimum limit.
On receipt of your completed form and deposit if required the Lancashire F.A will make a decision on whether the request has qualified for debt recovery by confirming that it meets the criteria outlined in the Memorandum.
If the request does not qualify the form and deposit will be returned back to the creditor immediately.
If the debt does qualify the Lancashire Football Association will then issue the debtor with a letter of notification which will include the total debt owed and in some cases the debt breakdown. The debtor MUST then clear the debts with the Lancashire Football Association within 21 days from the date of the letter or appeal in accordance with the appeal procedures. If the payment or appeal is not received the individual will be suspended sine die until the debt is paid and he is notified that the suspension has been lifted. This suspension will commence from (and include) the 22nd day after the date the notification was issued.
The total debt that the Lancashire F.A issue to the participant will include the administration fee (if applicable ) of £25, this will be refunded back to you along with the debt you have requested to be recovered, once the participant has paid the Lancashire F.A.
On receipt of the payment from the debtor a notification will be sent to the player in the form of a clearance certificate quoting the Football Debt Recovery reference number which is known as an action number.
The Lancashire Football Association will contact the creditor when the debtor has cleared the debt and refund the debts accordingly.
If the debtor approaches you as the creditor after the debt has been approved and the letter of notification has been sent to the debtor to clear the outstanding balance, this should be declined. The debtor at this stage owes the Lancashire Football Association and it is only this Association that can nullify a debt and or suspension that may have been imposed. As a creditor you are advised to inform the debtor of the above in these situations.
If after the debt has been accepted you have information that a player has registered for another club, please let us know so that the new club does not fall foul of the E12 regulation.
League Creditors making a FDR request
If the type of debt to be recovered is not disciplinary monies the minimum claim must be £50
A League wishing to make a claim for debt recovery must present with the application form an administration fee of £25, this figure is added to the total debt to be recovered and forms part of the £50 minimum limit.
On receipt of your completed form and deposit as required the Lancashire F.A will make a decision on whether the request has qualified for debt recovery by confirming that it meets the criteria outlined in the Memorandum.
If the request does not qualify the form and deposit will be returned back to the creditor immediately.
If the debt does qualify the Lancashire Football Association will then issue the debtor/s with a letter of notification which will include the total debt owed and the in some cases the debt breakdown. The debtor/s MUST then clear the debts with the Lancashire Football Association within 21 days from the date of the letter or appeal in accordance with the appeal procedures. If payment or appeal is not received the individual will be suspended sine die until the debt is paid and he is notified that the suspension has been lifted. This suspension will commence from (and include) the 22nd day after the date the notification was issued.
If accepted any debt that has been accepted can be auctioned against individuals, or groups of individuals, in the event of the latter the total debt will be apportioned on a pro-rata basis and the Association may add an Administration Fee of £1 to each individuals pro-rata debt.
The total debt that the Lancashire F.A issue to the participant will include the administration fee of £25, this will be refunded back to you along with the debt you have requested to be recovered, once the participant has paid the Lancashire F.A.
On receipt of the payment from the debtor a notification will be sent to the player in the form of a clearance certificate quoting the Football Debt recovery reference number which is known as an action number.
The Lancashire Football Association will contact the creditor when the debtor/s have cleared the debts and refund the debts accordingly.
If a debtor approaches you as the creditor after the debt has been approved and the letter of notification has been sent to the debtor to clear the outstanding balance, this should be declined. The debtor at this stage owes the Lancashire Football Association and it is only this Association that can nullify a debt and or suspension that may have been imposed. As a creditor you are advised to inform the debtor of the above in these situations.
Reasons for declining a request
There are many reasons why the Lancashire F.A has to decline your request to debt recover money some of these could include:
- The participants details are not complete as requested in the form
- The type of debt does not qualify – the regulations are very clear in terms of what is recoverable. This regulation is detailed below:
Save for disciplinary fines and costs, football debts are defined as those costs where actual monies have been expended arising directly from football activity, and as such would include (but not be limited to) match costs (e.g. Match Fees), playing expenses (e.g. pitch hire) and League costs (repair to Cups etc). Incidental costs (e.g. fund raising activities, Club Subscriptions) do not fall within the scope of Football Debt Recovery. League fines do not fall within the scope of Football Debt Recovery where a Club remains in membership of the League to which they owe money, or disbands without having played a competitive fixture in that League in the season that any fine accrues.
It is expected that Clubs are able to manage outstanding subscriptions using the Standard Club Rules under Resignation and Expulsion. Leagues and Competitions also have the ability to assist Clubs when players transfer to another Club in the same League under Rule 8 of the Standard Code of Rules, which is headed Qualification of players.
- The debt must be within 112 days of the debt being owed for example if you are trying to recover money for a caution the 112 days will commence from the reply due date stated on the original notification from the Lancashire F.A.
- The Lancashire F.A must be approached as soon as it is clear there is a problem this should be within 28 days of formal payment being requested.
- The Lancashire F.A must be satisfied that the creditor has made reasonable steps to recover the money themselves before approaching us. This should form part of the evidence when completing the debt recovery form.
- If a participant is under 18 at the time of the debt being incurred
- If a player was under a written contract (please contact the Lancashire F.A immediately)
- The minimum debt claim is not a minimum of £50 except for the recovery of Discipline Monies
I have received a FDR letter
Please refer to the 'Related Documents' to the right of the page.