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UK Sport cautious on increased sharing of resources
Posted: Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:50
UK Sport must guard against overstretching its resources after being told by the government that it will be expected to share its expertise with non-Olympic sports, according to chief executive Liz Nicholl.
Sport England Launches Strategy Consultation
Posted: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:36
Sport England has launched a consultation process as it prepares to develop its plan to fulfil the government's wide-ranging physical activity strategy.
Final report from the Government's Expert Working Group on Football Supporter Ownership and Engagement
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:32
The Government has published the final report from its expert working group on football supporter ownership and engagement. It has been prepared by football, with the authorities that run the game, working together with supporter organisations that speak on behalf of fans up and down the land. The report sets out a number of recommendations for what more can be done to encourage greater engagement between supporters and those that run their club, while also helping to remove barriers to supporter ownership, when such opportunities arise for credible supporters' trusts to bid to own their club.
SPIRIT OF 2012 AWARDS £4.5 MILLION TO HELP PEOPLE TO ‘GET OUT & GET ACTIVE’ ACROSS THE UK
Posted: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:03
Spirit of 2012, a charity set up with money from the Big Lottery Fund to carry forward the spirit of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has awarded £4.5 million to a UK wide consortium led by the English Federation of Disability Sport.
Baroness Sue Campbell appointed Head of Women's Football
Posted: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:14
The Football Association has named Baroness Sue Campbell, the former chair of UK Sport, as its new head of women's football.
'This Girl Can' Impacts on women's physical activity
Posted: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 10:20
As Sport England's This Girl Can campaign celebrates its first birthday, the quango has released data revealing the initiative has contributed to increased physical activity for 2.8m women.
Upcoming Changes to Sport England Board
Posted: Fri, 08 Jan 2016 10:05
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport will appoint up to six new board members for Sport England in the coming year as five prepare to step down from their posts.
Local Authorities Urged to invest in sport and physical activity
Posted: Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:51
Sports minister Tracey Crouch has urged local authorities to invest in sport despite large cuts to the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in the latest spending review.
During Crouch's first Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee hearing since the publication of the government's sports strategy, she said that local government was expected to play its part as the "largest public sector investor in sport".
Sport Minister speaks to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Posted: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 16:14
Tracey Crouch today faced questions from the Parliamentary Committee for Culture, Media and Sport on her work as the Sports Minister. The full interview can be viewed via the link below.
Saving Money on Leisure Centres
Posted: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:46
Councils which get trusts or outside companies to run leisure centres can make big savings, auditors have said.
Despite these new methods of operation, the auditors' report said the "vast majority" of leisure services in Wales were still run by councils themselves.
Continued budget pressures and "slow progress" in finding other ways of running such services put their long-term future at risk, it warned.