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Why have this indicator?
What Quality Assurance Standards are Included in the Indicator?
What is my score?
How will this indicator be collected?
Will the Indicator only include local authority facilities?
Will the indicator only include facilities within the local authority’s boundary?
Why have you used 20 minutes as a travel time?
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 Active Places?
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There is one indicator within Choice and Opportunity:
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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Why have this Indicator?
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. More information on how this rural/urban classification can be found at www.statistics.gov.uk.
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: Pools, halls, health and fitness, grass pitches, artificial turf pitches and golf courses.
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What is my Current Score?
Based on the information as of February 2006, here are the current scores. Please note that these scores will change as more facilities achieve one of the quality standards, and with amendments to the Active Places database on facilities.
Click here to view the Current Scores.
What Quality Assurance Standards are Included in the Indicator?
The following quality assurance standards have been identified in the indicator:
For inclusion in the indicator, the quality assurance standard needs to be applicable to a specific facility.
For more information on these standards, click here.
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How will this indicator be collected?
This indicator will be collected by Sport England. Catchment analysis will be produced by using the following information:
The results of the analysis will be passed onto the Audit Commission for publication.
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Will 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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Will the 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. A 20 minute walk time is approximately 1.6km.
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 are the costs associated to the local authority in collecting this Indicator?
The Active Places database will be updated and managed by Sport England, on a regular update cycle and all the catchment analysis will be undertaken by Sport England.
Local authorities are encouraged to assist Sport England in making sure that information on facilities in their area is up to date, as this will be 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. A list of facilities that have achieved one of these standards can be found here. Quality Assurance Master List.
Local authorities will need to cover the cost to assess the quality of their facilities using one of the five quality assurance accreditations schemes. More information on these standards can be found by clicking here.
CPA - Choice and Opportunity Indicator: guidance for local authorities to achieve a Quality Assured Facility (PDF 52Kb)
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What the local authority will need to provide?
Local authorities are encouraged to feed into Active Places as soon as possible any changes to facility provision. For more information on Active Places and providing feedback, click here.
Local authorities are also asked to make sure the list of facilities which have achieved quality standards is up to date. To check this list of facilities which have achieved one of the standards, click here.
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When will the information be available?
The catchment analysis will be undertaken by Sport England and will be sent to the Audit Commission by the end of October each year.
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When will this information be reviewed?
Active Places database is regularly updated by Sport England, and the catchment analysis will be 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. The cut off date for sending in amendments to feed into the catchment analysis for the indicator is the 31st August (note: this date has been extended after Audit Commision consultation).
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Does this Indicator apply to all local authorities?
Yes, this indicator will apply to all local authorities.
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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.
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, click here.
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To provide any feedback on this indicator, email: cpa@sportengland.org
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