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The LAA framework is based around four blocks:
Each of these blocks contain mandatory outcomes and indicators however CSPs are then free to include a number of other outcomes and indicators which are relevant to local issues and circumstances.
Many local authorities have already demonstrated the power of sport by ensuring that it plays an important part in the development of the LAA. Sport and physical activity can make a significant contribution to delivering on each of the four blocks. This is recognised in the ODPM’s earlier guidance on LAAs (2005) which states:
"Culture and Sport are integral to the sustainability of a local area and can be used to meet a wide range of local needs. Culture and sport can contribute to all of the LAA blocks and to community well-being more generally. These sectors should be seen as operating in a cross-cutting way across the full range of local community priorities” |
You can see that there is a strong link between CPA and LAA indicators – this is why it is important that local authorities must have a lead role in the LSP to ensure there is coherence between local authority and LSP strategies and performance measures.
| You can see that there is a strong link between CPA and LAA indicators – this is why it is important that local authorities must have a lead role in the LSP to ensure there is coherence between local authority and LSP strategies and performance measures. |
Partnerships between stakeholders in sport and physical activity are already well-established: Sport England is providing advice, expertise and funding to local authorities to deliver improvements in sports services; and County Sports Partnerships and their underpinning Community Sport Networks provide the infrastructure to deliver LAA outcomes.
Sport England has produced an updated Briefing Note for 3rd round LAAs which combines a review of all 2nd round LAAs with guidance notes and information about how to integrate sport into LAA's.
For case studies about how sport may contribute to the 4 blocks within the LAA please see Sport playing its part.
It is worth remembering that LAAs provide LSPs with an opportunity to become more autonomous through setting locally defined outcomes and targets. This means that the indicators suggested in Sport England resources are only examples. You may want to explore further the synergies between sport and wider social and economic outcomes and adopt innovative approaches which require different indicators. |
Integrating Sport into LAAs
Sport England’s review of the first phase of LAAs identified critical success factors which can help ensure sport is fully integrated into your local area agreement:
The key actions are:-
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