Improvement Strategy for Culture and Sport
Launched by the Culture, Media and Sport, Secretary of State, Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, the Improvement Strategy for Culture and Sport sets a framework for improvement in the culture and sport sector and includes mechanisms and tools to support self-improvement.
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The CPA is the performance management framework used to monitor local authorities. Sport England has worked with partners to give culture, including sport, equal weighting alongside housing and environment.
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Planning for sport
Through policy advice and a network of town planners, Sport England gives advice on what type of sports facilities are needed and where by communities in the future. We also advise on how to protect and improve the current stock of facilities.
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TAES is a tool that authorities can use to compare their services against a best practice model and identify improvement areas. This is vital as the Audit Commission moves to self-assessment rather than inspection.
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Sport isn't just about winning medals. Sport can enrich people's quality of life, raise self esteem, build safer communities, strengthen the economy,develop the skills of local people, meet the needs of children and improvie everyone's health.
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Local Area Agreements (LAAs)
LAAs are becoming increasingly more important in driving local authority services and therefore Sport England is keen to see sport included in them as much as possible. This updated briefing note reviews all the 66 Round 2 LAAs and provides guidance to all 3rd Round LAAs as to how best to include sport.
LAA Guidance (PDF) 441Kb
Appendix 1 (PDF) 35Kb
Appendix 2 (PDF) 945Kb
DCMS has confirmed that the definition of sport for NI8 in the new national indicator set which local authorities will report against in the future will remain a broad definition. NI8 will be measured by Sport England's Active People Survey.
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To view the Technical note click here