Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari will step down from his role at the end of the 2026-27 season. Bhandari was appointed chair in 2019 and will leave after more than seven years in the position. In a statement, Bhandari said it has been a "tremendous honour" to chair Kick It Out. Kick It Out will now begin a recruitment process to identify a preferred candidate by the end of December. The new chair is expected to work alongside Bhandari until the end of the 2026-27 campaign before formally taking charge on 1 July 2027.