“When referees put in allegiance forms they’re asked to declare any specific interests in advance of the season, and as the season goes on should any of those things change,” Webb said. “That’s going to be made public so you can see what that looks like, what those declarations of interests are.

“We review each of those, and then make a judgment if we feel there is a conflict. If you’ve got any personal connections to people who work for clubs as well, we’ll make an evaluation of all of those.

“If there is a conflict of interest that will be recorded and taken into account on the appointments.”

Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg was acting as a consultant for Forest last season and resigned after he too was charged by the FA over the contents of newspaper column about the Everton game.

Clattenburg claimed PGMOL had refused to listen to his concerns over the appointment of Attwell when he raised them before the game.

“We were obviously disappointed with some of the things that came out of that at the time,” Webb added. “But we’ll continue having those engagements, helping people understand our role and the way we do things, and the rationale for decisions.

“Ex-referees can play a part, I think, in helping players understand the laws of the game better as well. And if that’s the way that kind of role works, then great. We’ll see if it’s replicated elsewhere.”