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Sport England has published five themed guides advising local councils on how sport can assist in the delivery of local priorities. This is part of Sport England’s ambition to create sporting opportunities in every community.
The Shaping places through sport series details how local authorities and their partners can use sport to build stronger, healthier, sustainable and more prosperous communities. The reports are intended to help local policymakers and practitioners put sport at the heart of their broad range of work in local areas.
Local councils spend £1.5 billion a year on sports facilities and services and sport is now one of the top 20 priorities in Local Area Agreements – the local targets signed between councils and the Government. Shaping places through sport will help them achieve value for money by encouraging the sharing of best practice and reinforcing the evidence base on the broader impact of sport.
Sport England welcomes the support given to the set of papers from the DCMS, Local Government Association, Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers Association and Society of Local Authority Chief Executives.
Shaping places through sport updates our previous publication Sport Playing its Part.
| Executive summary A summary of the latest available information and evidence on the contribution sport makes to developing strong, sustainable and cohesive communities. It includes examples that show how strategic planners and policy makers can unlock the power of sport. Executive Summary (PDF 1,519Kb) |
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| Building communities Sport has a role to play in helping to build strong, cohesive and sustainable communities where people want to, and can, live and work. Building communities (PDF 665kb) |
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| Healthier communities Playing sport can reduce the risk factors that contribute to poor health as well as create a healthier workforce, improve quality of life and increase people’s independence. Healthier communities (PDF 486Kb) |
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| Transforming lives Sport can have a significant impact on children and young people’s health, personal development, educational achievement and economic well-being. Transforming lives (PDF 545Kb) |
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| Creating safer communities Sport is a positive influence on people, and can help to reduce anti-social behaviour and the fear of crime. Creating safer communities (PDF 554Kb) |
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| Increased prosperity Sport can be a catalyst for economic development, increased skills and employment - priorities for all local authorities and their partners. Increased prosperity (PDF 541Kb) |
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