All county sport partnerships actively contribute to increasing participation and widening access to sport and physical activity and the achievement of sporting success.

CSPs are pivotal in delivering the 1% per year participation target set by government particularly with a focus on:

• Developing more community sports opportunities for young people by supporting the delivery of the PESSCL strategy
  
• Helping developing more opportunities for hard to reach groups and those not already engaged in community sport.

There are three core functions that every CSP must fulfil:

Strategic co-ordination and planning
Performance management
Marketing and communications

Strategic co-ordination and planning
Interpreting and shaping national, regional and local policy to best-fit future community needs.

CSPs will:

• Advocate – as the ‘one voice for sport’ – leading and communicating the product and influencing public, political and organisational opinion
  
• Enable – supporting medium and long-term planning through the production of sub-regional strategies
  
• Deliver outcomes – co-ordinating delivery to avoid duplication

Outcomes include:

• Alignment and optimum use of existing and potential resources
  
• Local delivery meeting local needs cost-effectively through community sports networks
  

Performance measurement
Developing a single system to support effective decision-making for sport.

CSPs will work collaboratively to:

• Gather, interpret and disseminate information
  
• Develop mechanisms for sharing data and quantifying results.

Outcomes include:

• The ability to make intelligent decisions and exploit opportunities
  
• A powerful system to make the case for investment
  

Marketing and communications
Marketing the CSP as a single point of contact for sport and sharing information and innovation to ensure effective delivery on the ground.

Outcomes include:

• Maximum benefit derived from national and regional opportunities
  
• Best use of limited resources
  
• People feeling valued

Communications

• Information filters
  
• Single point of contact
  
• Website and relevant links
  
• Database of clubs, coaches, volunteers
  
• Building and maintaining relationships
  
• Networks, forums, conferences, updates, bulletins
  
• Sharing and celebrating sport
  
• Developing and sharing case studies and good practice
  

Outcomes include:

• People feeling part of a system and knowing where to go for information
  
• Good practice becoming standard practice
  
• Effective networks at every level
  
• onfidence in the CSP and the system

Click here to find out more about a CSP's key work areas