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Accepted
We recommend that the Government publish a cross‑government ‘Movement for Health’ strategy by 31 December...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government publish a cross‑government ‘Movement for Health’ strategy by 31 December 2026. This strategy should establish clear national objectives to 2030, set out departmental responsibilities, and define the mechanisms through which health, education, planning, transport and community policy will contribute to increasing activity levels across England. (Recommendation, Paragraph 149)
Government Response Summary
The government is developing a National Plan for Physical Activity as part of its 10 Year Health Plan, which will outline a cross-government, place-based approach to tackling inactivity, defining departmental responsibilities and setting targets.
Government Response
Accepted
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.
Source
Committee
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Report
4th Report - Game On: Community and school sport
20 Apr 2026
HC 593
Addressee Bodies
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.3 yrs
Report published
20 Apr 2026