Sport England
Who are Sport England?
Sport England is a non-departmental public body and National Lottery distributor. We are committed to creating a world leading community sports development system and increasing participation in sport.
Sport England has been a statutory consultee on planning applications affecting playing fields since August 1996. We object to any application that is detrimental to sport, unless alternative provision of at least equivalent value is found elsewhere. More info
What do we do?
Sport England works hard to make England more active.We encourage people to get involved with sport. More info
We distribute funding and invest in a range of sporting projects, including the Active England fund. More info
We influence decision makers and public opinion on sport. More info
Sport England’s new strategy sets out the key targets for the period 2009 – 13. These are:
- One million people playing more sport
- Cutting the drop-off in at least five different sports by 25%
- Increasing people’s satisfaction with their experience of sport
- Improving talent development in at least 25 sports
- Making a major contribution to the delivery of the Five Hour Sport Offer.
The strategy is based on outcome delivery in three key areas (below), which will combine to achieve these targets:
Outcome 1 – Grow- about 15% of Sport England’s investment will focus on increasing regular sports participation by 1 million more adults. In addition, we will contribute to the Five Hour Offer;
Outcome 2 - Sustain- about 60% of our investment will focus on sustaining current participants in sport by making sure people have a quality experience and by action to cut the number of 16 – 18 year olds dropping out of sport
Outcome 3 -
Excel- about 25% of investment will focus on systems and pathways to accelerate talent development.
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Sport England Strategy 2008-2011
(published 10th June 2008)
Sport England has published a radical new strategy to get more people playing and enjoying sport ... More...
