Grassroots participation in sport and physical activity

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 26 Jul 2022 Closed: 12 Apr 2023 Parliament page
The Government promised an increase in grassroots sport participation as part of the long-term legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Initiatives such as Sport England’s £135 million ‘People Places Play’ programme were set up to improve local facilities, train local sports leaders, and encourage adults to try … Read more
6 Recommendations
24 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
12 Apr
2023
Report published
7 Feb
2023
Correspondence
8 Jan
2023
Report published
31 Oct
2022
Oral evidence
31 Oct
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
31 Oct 2022
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Grassroot participation in sport and physical activity
Ben Dean · Department for Culture, Media and Sport Nick Pontefract · Sport England Sarah Healey · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Tim Hollingsworth OBE · Sport England
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Thirty-Second Report - Grassroots participation in sport and phy… HC 46 8 Jan 2023 30 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
4 Recommendation Acknowledged
Thirty-Second Report - Grassroots …
Sport England has not yet translated its understanding of the barriers to participation into action...
Sport England has not yet translated its understanding of the barriers to participation into action to enable inactive groups to participate in sport and physical activity. Sport England recognises three key requirements to get inactive groups to participate: motivation, confidence … Read more
Government Response
Sport England will continue to support people to be active and cross-government working will be crucial, saying the barriers are complex and vary from person to person.
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1 Conclusion Acknowledged
Thirty-Second Report - Grassroots …
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (the Department) and Sport England on their efforts to increase the population’s levels of physical activity.1
Government Response
The government agrees that major sporting events should have a positive impact on participation, but notes that participation outcomes will vary from event to event, and the events also drive economic growth, improve infrastructure, instil civic and national pride, and spread the UK's international influence.
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8 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Prior to the pandemic, between November 2016 and November 2019, the percentage of adults who...
Prior to the pandemic, between November 2016 and November 2019, the percentage of adults who were active increased by 1.2 percentage points, from 62.1% to 63.3%. Participation rates then fell to 61.4% in the year to November 2021, the lowest … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledged that population activity levels were at an all-time high prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, and that Sport England's strategy seeks to mobilize a cross-sector movement to collectively support more people to be active.
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9 Conclusion Acknowledged
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In 2015, the Department published a new cross-government sporting strategy, Sporting Future.
In 2015, the Department published a new cross-government sporting strategy, Sporting Future. The strategy promised to target funding at less active groups of the population, believing this would deliver the biggest gains for public spending.13 Sport England told us that, … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledged that population activity levels were at an all-time high prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, and that Sport England's strategy seeks to mobilize a cross-sector movement to collectively support more people to be active.
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Government Response AI assessment · 15 of 6 classified
Accepted 11
Acknowledged 4
Total 6 recs + 24 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
7 Feb 2023 Correspondence from Neil Cameron, Founder & Director, Sport Works, re response to 'Grassroots participation in sport and physical activity’, dated 31 January 2023
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