Issue - meetings

The Chairman submitted Sport England information from their Our Active People Survey which provided local level data on sporting participation.

The mini sport profile gave key sporting data for the local authority area, the costs of inactivity and maps modelled on participation data and obesity date showing any direct correlation.  The Active People Survey and Local Sport Profiles were valuable tools when developing or refreshing the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.

Sport for England’s existing work through Places People Play would bring the sporting legacy to life, delivering better facilities, more volunteers and greater access to a variety of sport across the whole country.  More information on Places People Play could be found at www.sportengland.org.

The Local Sport Profile showed;-

-        19.9% of adults in Rotherham took part in sport and active recreation – national average 22%.  53.6% of adults did no sport or active recreation at all

-        3.7% adult residents were regular sports volunteers – national average 4.5%

-        21.1% were members of sports clubs – national average 23.9%

-        The health costs of inactivity in Rotherham was at least £4.4M per year

-        Sport contributes economically to the community with 55 businesses trading in sporting goods or services

-        Youngsters who were active had numeracy scores, on average 8% higher than non-participants

Sport England’s team of local experts, resources, tools, networks and investment were available to local authorities to help:-

-        Achieve efficiencies and improve the effectiveness of service

-        Evaluate and plan what sporting provision needed and where to meet a wide variety of local needs

-        Establish partnerships with local sporting organisations to make investment go further

-        Capitalise on opportunities to work with national governing bodies who were investing public money in communities

-        Identify opportunities to bring the Olympics and Paralympics to life for communities through their Places People Play mass participation legacy programme

-        Provide opportunities for young people to take part in the school Games and Sportivate

Resolved:-  That the report be noted.