The Government recognises that comprehensive data on sports facilities is crucial to ensuring communities have access to spaces to be active. Sport England manages and maintains the national sport facility database Active Places. At present, the database holds information on c.124,000 sports facilities in England, across c.43,000 sites. Active Places search and filter functions enable users to build detailed reports on the current facility stock by region and/or local authority. We are working with Sport England to improve data collection, including an option to build on existing systems and initiatives, such as Active Places, OpenActive and Moving Communities. Through these tools we are looking to develop a greater real time understanding of facility utilisation.