35 Accepted

We support a place‑based approach to ensure that community needs are understood and met in...

Recommendation
We support a place‑based approach to ensure that community needs are understood and met in order to achieve the largest increase in activity levels. Every community is different, and by tailoring initiatives to the particular characteristics of an area, the Government and Sport England can greatly increase their chances of success. (Conclusion, Paragraph 116)
Government Response Summary
The government is developing a National Plan for Physical Activity, which will outline a shift to a place-based approach to tackling inactivity through local delivery, investment, and cross-departmental collaboration.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government Accepted
The Government is currently working on a National Plan for Physical Activity, a commitment in the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan: Fit for the Future. The intention for the plan is to outline the Government’s shift to a place-based approach to tackling inactivity, which focuses on local delivery and investment. It will demonstrate what steps Government departments and public bodies, including DCMS, DHSC, DfE, Department for Transport and Sport England, are taking to increase physical activity and tackle inactivity through a place based approach. This approach will encourage cross-programme and cross-system collaboration, involving stakeholders from the sport, leisure, health and civil society sectors, working directly with communities to invest locally and target groups that need the most support. The plan will set out a consistent target to annually reduce inactivity rates through a place based approach.
Addressee Bodies
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Report published 20 Apr 2026