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Accepted
We asked the Department for details about its new strategy and how it planned to...
Recommendation
We asked the Department for details about its new strategy and how it planned to ensure that the strategy would spark activity. The Department provided little concrete detail, only revealing that its new strategy would have the same overall aim and would focus on tackling persistent inactivity, with an emphasis on improving data monitoring and tailoring approaches to local needs. We further questioned the Department and Sport England as to whether their new strategies would be aligned with each other. The Department responded that although its strategy had a wider remit that that of Sport England, both the strategies were aligned. It confirmed that it aimed to have a clear action plan that is aligned with other departments.21
Government Response Summary
The government agrees and will publish its new Sport Strategy by June 2023, which will include a new measurement framework developed with Sport England to ensure alignment, monitor spending, and track key performance metrics to demonstrate impact.
Government Response
Accepted
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
3.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: June 2023 3.2 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation and will set this out shortly in the new Sport Strategy. 3.3 The government's new Sport Strategy will build on the success of the previous government strategy 'Sporting Future’ and have a clear focus on addressing inactivity levels and the barriers that prevent people from participating in sport. 3.4 At the heart of the strategy is the ambition for more people to have access to facilities and participate in sport and physical activity, no matter their location or background. 3.5 As part of the development of the strategy, DCMS will work alongside Sport England to establish a new measurement framework ensuring that it remains consistent with that of Uniting the Movement. DCMS will do this by monitoring how money is being spent and the core key performance metrics as set out through Uniting the Movement and ensuring the government have the data to show how it is having an impact at a local level. This framework will allow us to clearly measure progress against the targets which will define success of the strategy. 3.6 The government believes that there is no single policy solution to delivering significant change to population wide activity levels and that collaboration and a shared ambition across various sector partners and government will be required for real, sustained impact to be achieved.
Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Report
Thirty-Second Report - Grassroots participation in sport and physical activity
08 Jan 2023
HC 46
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
3.6 yrs
Report published
08 Jan 2023