The Premier League and a wide range of football organisations met with Government and anti-discrimination campaigners on Wednesday to ensure that the momentum on dealing with discrimination in football is maintained.
The meeting was convened after a small number of high-profile incidents this season.
The Downing Street summit discussed ways in which more can be done to make the game more inclusive, as well as how the Government can support football authorities and campaign groups in getting across the message that discrimination will not be tolerated.
Select group referee Howard Webb was one of the football figures attending the round-table discussion hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron.
"I think football has taken a lead in many respects in terms of ensuring equality on the field of play"
- Howard Webb
And Webb believes the meeting highlights how committed football is to eradicating racism and homophobia from the game.
"Everybody involved in football takes their responsibilities really seriously," said Webb.
"I think this summit will emphasise just how much has been done in our sector but also maybe that there are other things we can do to guard against complacency and try to improve the industry even further.
"Football is miles ahead of many other walks of ordinary life. I come from a policing background so I've seen lots and lots of different situations that I have had to deal with.
"I think football has taken a lead in many respects in terms of ensuring equality on the field of play, to allow players from around the world to come here to ply their trade without the fear of discrimination or racial abuse no matter where they are from or what their colour is."
Webb is regarded as one of the world's top referees and the Rotherham-born official says he has never witnessed any racist or homophobic behaviour in England.
"As somebody who is involved in Premier League football week in week out, I have no personal experience of any sort of racist behaviour on the field or from the terraces in this country," he added.
"On the odd occasion overseas I have but in the Premier League, Football League and the domestic tournaments, there's been nothing at all, which is obviously pleasing.
"There are always ways to improve things. People talk about making sure that football is a representation of society in terms of the numbers of non-white people that come to the games or the number of non-white coaches that we have in football.
"But speaking as a practitioner, who is more concerned about what happens in the 90 minutes and around those 90 minutes, for me we are in a decent place."
"The Premier League and clubs are committed to raising standards both on and off the pitch"
- Nic Coward
Webb also highlighted that the incidents which have occurred this season are the exception, rather than the norm.
"We need to be careful that we don't take them out of context," he said.
"They are serious incidents of course, but we need to bear in mind that there are 380 matches in the Premier League each season, more than three times as many in the Football League, and yet these incidents happen so very rarely."
At the meeting, the football authorities agreed to work together on a way forward and report back to the Government before the start of next season.
Premier League General Secretary Nic Coward said: "The Premier League and clubs are committed to raising standards both on and off the pitch. A huge amount of work has been done to ensure everyone feels welcome, and abuse is dealt with.
"Most recently the Get On With The Game initiative has made a positive difference, and stewarding has been reviewed to make sure today's challenges are being met.
"However, as recent events have also reminded us, there is no room for complacency and we can always do more.
"Arrests in football are at their lowest since records began, and we are determined to use all means to educate, prevent and deter, and to use sanctions available to us."
The Premier Leagues supports a variety of initiatives which strive to make the game more inclusive.
It is the main funder of the Kick It Out equality and inclusion campaign and in November last year, Arsenal became the first club to receive Kick It Out's Advanced Level of the Equality Standard.
The club were recognised with the honour after providing detailed evidence on what they are doing to promote diversity and equality. A handful of Premier League clubs are also close to achieving that standard.
