Update - June 2008
Deadlines for this indicator are;
Friday 10th September - feedback updates to Active Places
Friday 19th September - to achieve a quality standard for a facility
Actions to take:
- Check the Active Places database - let Sport England know if there are any new facilities built or permanently closed, since last year. Use online feedback on Active Places web site by 10th Septemebr.
- Check the list of Quality Assured Facilities - VIEW HERE - let Sport England know of any changes to this list. Send in any changes by 19th September to cpa@sportengland.org.
Please note that for Facilities that have achieved a quality accreditation in past years, must still be valid as of 19th Septemebr 2008 in order to be included within this indicator.
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The percentage of the population that are within 20 minutes travel time (Urban areas – by walk; Rural areas – by car) of a range of three different sports facility types of which one has achieved a quality assured standard
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Increasing the opportunity for people to become more active underpins one of the core aims of Sport England’s Framework for Sport in seeking to increase participation.
Easy access to a range of quality sports facilities is one of the fundamental building blocks in providing the opportunity for getting people active and improving the health of the nation.
This indicator looks at choice in terms of travel time to quality facilities, using a walking travel time for urban areas, and a drive travel time for rural areas. The indicator uses the ONS Rural and Urban Area Classification 2004 to define urban and rural areas.
Together with physical access, the range of facility types is also essential in giving people a choice of different facilities. Greater choice in the different types of facilities which people have access to near where they live will increase the likelihood that people will become more active.
The indicator is set at a choice of at least three different facility types, of which one must meet a recognised quality assurance standard, from a list of the following list of six facility types:
- Swimming Pool
- Sports Hall
- Health and Fitness
- Synthetic Turf Pitch
- Golf Course
- Grass Pitch
For more information on how this indicator is applied in the culture service assessment, including the relevant thresholds and any specific treatment, please visit the Audit Commission website.
How is this indicator collected?
What are the associated costs?
What does a LA need to provide?
When will the data be available?
When will the indicator be reviewed?
Does this indicator apply to all local authorities?
What is was my 2007 score?
What Quality Assurance Standards are included in the Indicator?
Does the Indicator only include local authority facilities?
Does this indicator only include facilities within the local authority’s boundary?
Why have you used 20 minutes as a travel time?
What is Active Places?
What happens to all LA correspondence?
How is this indicator collected?
This indicator is be collected by Sport England. Catchment analysis will be produced using the following information:
The results of the analysis will be passed on to the Audit Commission for publication later this year.
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What are the associated costs?
The Active Places database is updated and managed by Sport England, on a regular update cycle and all the catchment analysis will be undertaken by Sport England. There is no cost associated with Active Places.
Local authorities are encouraged to assist Sport England in making sure that information on facilities in their area is up to date, as this is used for the catchment analysis and will affect the performance indicator. In particular, help identify those facilities, which have achieved a recognised performance quality standard. Visit our Quality Assurance Standards page to find out how.
Local authorities will need to cover the cost to assess the quality of their facilities using one of the five quality assurance accreditations schemes.
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What does a LA need to provide?
Local authorities are encouraged to:
- feed any changes to facility provision into Active Places as soon as possible. For more information on Active Places and providing feedback please visit our Active Places page.
Please note that once the CPA scores are made available all correspondence regarding quality assurance site confirmation will be forwarded to the Audit Commission.
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When will the information be available?
The catchment analysis is undertaken by Sport England and will be sent to the Audit Commission later this year (deadline to be confirmed by the Audit Commission).
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When will the indicator be reviewed?
Active Places database is regularly updated by Sport England, and the catchment analysis is undertaken each year for the Audit Commission. Updates on facility details can be sent into Active Places outside the update cycle. Sport England would recommend that all local authorities check the facility details for their own area prior to the catchment analysis being undertaken. Please note that you cannot get your indicator score from the Active Places website.
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Does this indicator apply to all local authorities?
This PI will only be included in the culture service assessment for single tier authorities. For other authority types performance will be reviewed, where appropriate, through the corporate assessment
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What was my current 2007 score?
Click here to view the 2007 scores - 2007 Scores
Click here to view the qulaity assurance list, as of Sept 07, which was used for the 2007 Scores -2007 Quality Assurance List
Please note you cannot get your Indicator score from the Active Places website.
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What Quality Assurance Standards are included in the indicator?
Please visit our Quality Assurance Standards page for details.
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Does the indicator only include local authority facilities?
No. The indicator will include all facilities that are available for use through pay and play, membership, club use and community group use, shown on Active Places. This will include local authority, commercial, education, club, and community facilities. Only those which are not open to the public are not included in the indicator.
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Does this indicator only include facilities within the local authority’s boundary?
No. The catchment analysis is not confined by individual administrative boundaries. Local population may be served by facilities outside their resident local authority area. Whilst these facilities are outside the local authority they will form part of the indicator. This reflects the fact that people are not restricted in access by administrative boundaries.
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Why have you used 20 minutes as a travel time?
Surveys of users of community leisure centres and swimming pools have shown that the majority of users travel up to 20 minutes, this includes both people who walk and drive to these facilities. As a means to reflect the fact that people are more likely to drive to facilities in rural areas, and walk in urban areas, this indicator uses either a 20-minute walk time or a 20-minute drive time, based on the urban and rural ONS classification.
Using travel times (minutes) rather than distance (miles) allows the indicator to take account of the local road network and varying travel speeds on different types of roads.
The analysis will take into account the proportion of urban/rural population and apply the relevant walk/drive catchment calculation.
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What is Active Places?
Active Places is a single database that holds information on sports facilities throughout England. It includes local authority leisure facilities, as well as commercial and club sites. Active Places contains information on specific details such as where the facility is, its size, opening times, contact numbers and activities. Active Places provides the information on the type of facility and its location for the indicator. Becoming an Active Places Power user gives you range of tools to make the most of the Active Places data.
For more information on Active Places and Active Places Power, how to update the facility information held on Active Places and how to become a registered power user please visit our Active Places page.
Please note you cannot get your indicator score from the Active Places website.
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What happens to all LA correspondence?
After local authorities CPA scores have been announced all data and local authority correspondence e.g. quality assurance site confirmation, will be forwarded to the Audit Commission for audit purposes and for use in the Corporate Assessment.
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