sport
Gregory Timothy
In the United Kingdom sport is provided throughout many different ways and is funded through government Lottery and private sources. Maria Miller who works through a DCMS select committee will. There are National governing bodies and another type of organisation called “QUANGOS”. According to BBC (2010) a quango is an organisation that is funded by taxpayers, but not controlled directly by central government. These are run away from the government In order to give a service to the public. This will be across a range of sports and can range from providing funding for teams to building new facilities in the area. Sports England is the organisation that will be written about in this assignment.
According to (Sewell 1999:151) “many SDO’s and deliverers of sport development programmes more prosaically have identified a lack of funding as the major obstacle to achieving equality of opportunity” this view on sport in England has drastically changed. Sports England is in control of the direction that sport is going in England they have the support from the government. “Local authorities are the single biggest supporter of community sport and currently investing over £1bn every year through sport development activities, facilities and supporting local sporting clubs” (Sports England 2012) this shows how Sports England have the financial power in order to make change and back there projects to become successful and bring out result in participation levels.
Sport England look to provide opportunity’s through them now recognising over 100 Sporting Organisations. Which consist of Archery GB, UK Athletics, British Cycling, The Football Association and England Netball .They provide support and funding to them in order to deliver sports to their audience. Through backing sporting organisations Sport England believe they will be “Improving health and community safety, increasing skills, employment and economic growth, and providing new opportunities for
In the United Kingdom sport is provided throughout many different ways and is funded through government Lottery and private sources. Maria Miller who works through a DCMS select committee will. There are National governing bodies and another type of organisation called “QUANGOS”. According to BBC (2010) a quango is an organisation that is funded by taxpayers, but not controlled directly by central government. These are run away from the government In order to give a service to the public. This will be across a range of sports and can range from providing funding for teams to building new facilities in the area. Sports England is the organisation that will be written about in this assignment.
According to (Sewell 1999:151) “many SDO’s and deliverers of sport development programmes more prosaically have identified a lack of funding as the major obstacle to achieving equality of opportunity” this view on sport in England has drastically changed. Sports England is in control of the direction that sport is going in England they have the support from the government. “Local authorities are the single biggest supporter of community sport and currently investing over £1bn every year through sport development activities, facilities and supporting local sporting clubs” (Sports England 2012) this shows how Sports England have the financial power in order to make change and back there projects to become successful and bring out result in participation levels.
Sport England look to provide opportunity’s through them now recognising over 100 Sporting Organisations. Which consist of Archery GB, UK Athletics, British Cycling, The Football Association and England Netball .They provide support and funding to them in order to deliver sports to their audience. Through backing sporting organisations Sport England believe they will be “Improving health and community safety, increasing skills, employment and economic growth, and providing new opportunities for