Sport England
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Sport England is the brand name for the English Sports Council and is a non-departmental public body
under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
. Its role is to build the foundations of a community sport system by working with national governing bodies of sport, and other funded partners, to grow the number of people doing sport; sustain participation levels; and help more talented people from all backgrounds excel by identifying them early, nurturing them, and helping them move up to the elite level.
Richard Lewis
is the Chairman of Sport England.
and the National Lottery
. Since 1994, it has invested over £2bn of Lottery funds and £300 million from the Exchequer into sports in England.
Derek Mapp resigned as Chair of Sport England on 29 November 2007 after 13 months in the post. This followed a request to do so from James Purnell
, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
. Mapp was succeeded by Michael Farrar
as interim Chair from December 2007 to March 2009. Purnell appointed Richard Lewis
(former Chief Executive of the Rugby Football League
) to review Sport England's funding priorities, and he was subsequently appointed Chair on 1 April 2009.
Sport England is organised into nine regions. Following restructuring in 2009, its former Regional Sports Boards have been disbanded and regional staffing considerably reduced. Closer working with the sports national governing bodies (NGBs) is key to its new strategy to achieve its target of one million people doing more sport by 2012-13. Sport England's national Support Centre is located in Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London WC1B 4SE. This is also the office for the London Region.
There are five National Sports Centres
as part of Sport England's commitment to developing talent to ensure it reaches its full potential.
It is encouraging sports venues to enhance their development potential by registering under Sport England's SASP (significant areas for sport) programme as either a National or Regional centre for their particular sport.
Its 'Active Places' website is designed to help the public find sports facilities anywhere in England. Searching can be through an interactive map, within a given locality or to discover more information about a known facility location.
Sport England commissioned the preparation of design advice to assist in the master planning of large residential and mixed use developments. The downloadable publication 'Active Design'(see below), published in 2007, aims to promote increased opportunities for people to be naturally active as part of their everyday life.
Non-departmental public body
In the United Kingdom, a non-departmental public body —often referred to as a quango—is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive to certain types of public bodies...
under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport in England, and some aspects of the media throughout the whole UK, such as broadcasting and internet....
. Its role is to build the foundations of a community sport system by working with national governing bodies of sport, and other funded partners, to grow the number of people doing sport; sustain participation levels; and help more talented people from all backgrounds excel by identifying them early, nurturing them, and helping them move up to the elite level.
Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis (tennis and rugby league)
Richard Lewis is a former British Davis Cup tennis professional from Surrey.Lewis became executive chairman of the Rugby Football League in 2002. On 1 April 2009 he replaced Michael Farrar as chairman of Sport England.-Tennis career:...
is the Chairman of Sport England.
Overview
Sport England has two statutory functions: (1) a lottery distributor for sport; and (2) the protection of playing fields, through its role as a statutory consultee on planning applications that affect playing fields, under SI No. 1817 (1996). The funding it distributes comes from both the TreasuryHM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
and the National Lottery
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
. Since 1994, it has invested over £2bn of Lottery funds and £300 million from the Exchequer into sports in England.
Derek Mapp resigned as Chair of Sport England on 29 November 2007 after 13 months in the post. This followed a request to do so from James Purnell
James Purnell
James Mark Dakin Purnell is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde from 2001 to 2010. He is currently the Head of the Open Left project at the left leaning think tank Demos...
, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport is a United Kingdom cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The role was created in 1992 by John Major as Secretary of State for National Heritage...
. Mapp was succeeded by Michael Farrar
Mike Farrar
Mike Farrar CBE is Chief Executive of the NHS ConfederationMike Farrar was previously a senior manager within the National Health Service of the United Kingdom and previous Senior Civil Servant....
as interim Chair from December 2007 to March 2009. Purnell appointed Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis (tennis and rugby league)
Richard Lewis is a former British Davis Cup tennis professional from Surrey.Lewis became executive chairman of the Rugby Football League in 2002. On 1 April 2009 he replaced Michael Farrar as chairman of Sport England.-Tennis career:...
(former Chief Executive of the Rugby Football League
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
) to review Sport England's funding priorities, and he was subsequently appointed Chair on 1 April 2009.
Sport England is organised into nine regions. Following restructuring in 2009, its former Regional Sports Boards have been disbanded and regional staffing considerably reduced. Closer working with the sports national governing bodies (NGBs) is key to its new strategy to achieve its target of one million people doing more sport by 2012-13. Sport England's national Support Centre is located in Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London WC1B 4SE. This is also the office for the London Region.
There are five National Sports Centres
National Sports Centres
There are five National Sports Centres as part of Sport England's strategy to create an elite of English grown world class sporting talent:* Bisham Abbey* Crystal Palace* Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre* Lilleshall...
as part of Sport England's commitment to developing talent to ensure it reaches its full potential.
It is encouraging sports venues to enhance their development potential by registering under Sport England's SASP (significant areas for sport) programme as either a National or Regional centre for their particular sport.
Its 'Active Places' website is designed to help the public find sports facilities anywhere in England. Searching can be through an interactive map, within a given locality or to discover more information about a known facility location.
Sport England commissioned the preparation of design advice to assist in the master planning of large residential and mixed use developments. The downloadable publication 'Active Design'(see below), published in 2007, aims to promote increased opportunities for people to be naturally active as part of their everyday life.