Concussion in sport

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 3 Mar 2021 Closed: 23 Mar 2022 Parliament page
MPs will examine links between sport and long-term brain injury. The concussion in sport inquiry will consider scientific evidence for links between head trauma and dementia and how risks could be mitigated with two sessions, the first taking place on Tuesday 9 March.
15 Recommendations
6 Conclusions
1 Report
5 Oral sessions
2 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
24 Mar
2022
Correspondence
10 Dec
2021
Report published
22 Jul
2021
Report published
25 May
2021
Oral evidence
18 May
2021
Oral evidence
27 Apr
2021
Oral evidence
23 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
12 Mar
2021
Correspondence
9 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
25 May 2021
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Ben Dean · Department for Culture, Media and Sport Nigel Huddleston MP · HM Treasury
18 May 2021
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Dr Niall Elliott · Sport Scotland Dr Rod Jaques OBE · English Institute of Sport Phil Smith · Sport England Professor Alistair Burns CBE · NHS England Sally Munday · UK Sport Stewart Harris · Sport Scotland Tim Hollingsworth OBE · Sport England
27 Apr 2021
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Damian Hopley MBE · The Rugby Players Association Dr John Etherington CBE · Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK Dr Richard Sylvester · Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health Gordon Taylor OBE · Professional Footballers Association Paul Struthers · Professional Players Federation
23 Mar 2021
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Bill Sweeney · Rugby Football Union Chris Sutton Dawn Astle Dr Charlotte Cowie · The Football Association Dr Éanna Falvey · World Rugby Dr Mike Loosemore · TeamGB boxing and TeamGB snow sports Eleanor Furneaux Kyran Bracken MBE Monica Petrosino Professor John Fairclough
9 Mar 2021
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Dr Michael Grey · UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum Peter McCabe · Headway Professor Craig Ritchie Professor William Stewart Richard Oakley · Alzheimer's Society
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Concussion in sport HC 46 22 Jul 2021 21 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Acknowledged
Third Report - Concussion in sport
Despite the need for acquired brain injury to be taken seriously by sport, the detail...
Despite the need for acquired brain injury to be taken seriously by sport, the detail of which we will come onto later in this Report, both written and oral evidence to this inquiry support the health benefits to people through … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the committee's conclusion, agreeing that mass participation in sporting activity offers tangible health benefits, including reducing the risk of dementia and other health conditions.
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11 Conclusion Acknowledged
Third Report - Concussion in sport
Football’s engagement with the issue of concussion, both in England and internationally, has taken too...
Football’s engagement with the issue of concussion, both in England and internationally, has taken too long and its current prominence is due to the campaigning of organisations like the Jeff Astle Foundation and prominent spokespersons like Chris Sutton. We would … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the committee's conclusion regarding the past failures of football bodies to address concussion, and states its ambition to make sport safer. It intends to provide updates on its own concussion in sport initiatives through its Government Sport Strategy annual report.
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12 Conclusion Acknowledged
Third Report - Concussion in sport
The problems faced by both football and rugby are common to a multitude of other...
The problems faced by both football and rugby are common to a multitude of other sports which do not have the same media attention or the same resources to apply to possible solutions. One of the biggest problems is the … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the committee's observations and states its ambition to ensure sport is as safe as possible. It intends to provide updates on its concussion in sport initiatives through its Government Sport Strategy annual report.
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Government Response AI assessment · 21 of 15 classified
Accepted 7
Accepted in Part 10
Acknowledged 3
Not Addressed 1
Total 15 recs + 6 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
24 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from Gordon Taylor OBE, Chief Executive, Professional Footballers' Association, relating to concussion in sport, 4 May 2021
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12 Mar 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair to Tim Davie, Director-General, BBC, re mixed martial arts on the BBC, 12 March 2021
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