A research library of key reports on the sports and physical activity sector from a variety of sources.
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Report form the CSJ calling on the government to radically increase the provision of school sport and PE
This consultation highlights ten themes that together capture the headline issues that DCMS want to address.
A Report By The All-Party Parliamentary Group On A Fit And Healthy Childhood
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
House Of Commons
This report was prepared by a Working Group of the All-Party Group. It is a reflection of the work required to recognise the vital importance of physical education to health and to create the environment that will reverse the strong recent trend of reduced physical activity.
A Report By The All-Party Parliamentary Group On A Fit And Healthy Childhood
Sat, 10 Sep 2016
All Party Parliamentary Commission
This report is a reflection of the work required to recognise the vital importance of physical education to health and to create the environment that will reverse the strong recent trend of reduced physical activity
A Review Of The Social Impacts Of Culture And Sport
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
DCMS, Sport England, English Heritage, Arts Council England
The Culture and Sport Evidence (CASE) programme is a joint programme of strategic research led by the DCMS in collaboration with the Arts Council England ACE, English Heritage and Sport England.
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Wellbeing Economics seeks to highlight how wellbeing serves as a valuable and pragmatic framing for making policy decisions and for setting a vision for the UK.
Wellbeing draws attention to the diversity and interdependence of issues and interventions that affect...
A vision for population health
Towards a healthier future
This vision spurs Sport Wales' motivation and commitment to delivering the very best for Welsh sport.
Helping to create healthy lives by designing and managing places and buildings that encourage physical activity.
Sport England's latest research reveals that active people are happier and more satisfied with their lives – and are less likely to experience anxiety.
The third Active Lives Adult Survey Report summarising activity levels in England from November 2016 to November 2017.
The second Active Lives Adult Report summarising activity levels in England from May 2016 to May 2017.
This report presents data from the Active Lives Survey for the period mid-November 2015 to mid-November 2016. Data are presented for adults aged 16+ in England.
Contains data concerning activity levels among adults in the UK between 2019-2020, while also highlighting the impact of Covid-19 on physical activity and the sector's response to the ensuing challenges.
Active Partnerships National Organisation Strategy 2023-2027.
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
The Active Partnerships National Organisation is the national charity of the Active Partnerships Network – a collective of 43 locally-led, nonprofit, strategic organisations who, as valued system partners of Sport England with reach across every place in England, play a pivotal role in 'Uniting...
Building on the successes from the last strategy, our new vision is more ambitious than the previous one and calls for fairness for disabled people in sport and activity.
There needs to be an increased commitment from organisations across various sectors to support disabled people and provide greater...
An independent assessment of the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in fitness clubs and leisure facilities across Europe:
Thu, 17 Dec 2020
ThinkActive
An independent assessment of the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in fitness clubs and leisure facilities across Europe:
We are very pleased to present the findings of this independent evaluation of COVID-19 transmission risk in European fitness clubs and leisure facilities initiated by EuropeActive and...
Benefits of physical activity include a lower risk of some major diseases, such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Physical exercise can also have positive effects on maintaining a healthy body weight and mental health. However, roughly about one third of the global adult...
Sport 2030 provides a roadmap for future success for sport in this country.
Sport Australia will lead its implementation, to create an even better and more successful national sports sector. If we get it right we know that in 2030 sport will continue to be a key point of national pride, our Olympic and...
Sport 2030 provides a roadmap for future success for sport in this country.
Sport Australia will lead its implementation, to create an even better and more successful national sports sector. If we get it right we know that in 2030 sport will continue to be a key point of national pride, our Olympic and...
The Government's action plan to reduce England's rate of childhood obesity within the next ten years.
Following the first Leadership Audit conducted in 2018, once again in 2020 board members in organisations funded by us or UK Sport were asked to complete a survey.
Available to download below, the latest Audit captures data related to gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBT+, sexuality and educational background....
The purpose of this document is to provide physical activity practitioners, commissioners and policy makers with the key facts to help them build an economic argument for the need to decrease levels of physical inactivity within the population.
This report provides an assessment of the value of sport sector activities in the West of England in 2012, as well as the total value that accrues to the whole UK economy. It also projects the expected future value of the sports sector in the next ten years.
Evidence leads to the conclusion that these 8 investments are the most effective for increasing the levels of Physical Activity
A guide to help those working in sport meet their legal obligations and become better equipped to address equality and human rights issues.
This eagerly anticipated document sets out Public Health England's plan to support local and national authorities to tackle the obesity epidemic that has been well publicised throughout much of 2014.
Examining the Impact of Greenhouse Sports Programmes in Schools
Fri, 15 Dec 2017
Loughborough University
Loughborough University was commissioned to undertake a small-scale scoping study in order to examine the future possibilities for more broadly examining the impact of the school-based programmes on individual participants and on schools more widely utilising data that is routinely collated by schools....
Exploring the role of Sport for Development in the prevention and desistance from crime
Wed, 02 Dec 2020
National Alliance of Sport
The National Alliance of Sport for the Desistance of Crime was launched in October 2015. Its purpose is to advocate for its members and provide support and guidance to the wide range of stakeholders using the power of sport for the prevention and the desistance from crime. As Chair, it has been a privilege...
A strategic review of health inequalities in England post-2010.
When it comes to health and wellbeing, once a week works - this appears to be the rhythm of human life and we think it could form the basis of a new national preventative health service. In this new paper, State of Life measured the health and wellbeing benefits of weekly religious attendance and physical...
Released shortly after the Conservative Government was installed, this report intends to set the scene across a number of areas where the Sport and Recreation Alliance feel there will be challenges for their members and the sector more widely in the coming years.
This report was commissioned by the District Councils' Network, with the aim of evidencing the health economic value of their members' leisure and wellbeing services, and the further impact they could potentially have on reducing health inequalities. It includes estimates of the potential impact of increasing...
Further Analysis To Value The Health And Educational Benefits Of Sport And Culture
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
DCMS, Sport England, English Heritage, Arts Council England
This report builds upon this work by further examining the links between engaging in culture and sport and health and educational outcomes. We look at the value of these benefits to the individual and to the taxpayer in terms of cost savings.
Sport has the power to transform lives. Of course, it keeps us fit. But so much more. For the young people of this nation, sport unlocks life-long friends, introduces mentors, provides purpose, builds confidence – and keeps us out of trouble.1 It boosts academic prospects, combats mental ill health,...
Game Of Life: How Sport And Recreation Can Help Make Us Healthier, Happier And Richer
Sat, 15 Sep 2012
Sport and Recreation Alliance
This report seeks to substantiate the claim that 'sport is good for you'. The Game of Life brings together, for the first time, all of the best evidence to support those gut feelings we have about sport. But it is also even-handed, pointing out where the evidence is patchy or where more research is required....
An analysis of the UK's childhood inactivity epidemic and tangible solutions to get children moving
The DCMS/ Government sport and physical activity strategy launched in the summer recess of 2023
This report led by Mind has reinforced the link between mental health and physical exercise, highlighting that those who increased their activity levels by an average of 1.3 days per week further improved their resilience and mental well-being.
Increasing physical activity has the potential to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and the nation as a whole. Public Health England (PHE) wants to see more people being physically active. This professional resource sets out how to achieve this....