FA appoint Quest to review transfers

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The firm of investigators, led by former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Stevens, will also monitor transfers during the summer of 2008.

Quest were appointed after a tender process, and were chosen because of their previous experience in this area, having conducted an inquiry into transfer irregularities between January 2004 and 2006.

FA director of governance Jonathan Hall said: "We are very pleased to have engaged Quest given their excellent credentials and experience.

"However, this transfer audit is a very different undertaking to their previous inquiry carried out for the Premier League.

"It will focus specifically on reviewing the FA's processes in respect of the new Agents Regulations, assessing compliance with FA Rules and identifying any areas of poor practice within the industry."

The FA have also set up a "whistleblower" hotline to report "any potential problems with the transfer market and the financial side of football generally".

The number for the new line is 0844 980 8218.

The FA's statement continued: "Both these new measures form part of the FA's enhanced regulatory capacity, including extra resource in the Financial Regulation department, upgraded database systems, an information hotline and tailor-made guidance notes based around the new Football Agents Regulations."