Sporting Future news

A coalition of leading organisations across the physical activity sector has called for radical reform to support its growth and development. The formation of the ... More

Nadine Dorries, the recently appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport at the DCMS, has promised that the government will place sport ... More

The House of Lords' National Plan for Sport and Recreation committee has invited sporting organisations and members of the public in the UK, to provide ... More

CIMSPA and UK Coaching have signed a deal to combine the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) with the CIMSPA Exercise and Fitness Directory. The announcement ... More

Group fitness classes and adrenaline sports are among those benefiting from increases in interest, as people are seeking out physical activities that fit their lifestyles ... More

Sport England has published its latest Active Lives Adult Survey (ALAS), which shows that 27.7 million people – 61.8 per cent of the adult population ... More

The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) is encouraging the sports sector to engage in a new consultation launched by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media ... More

The government has confirmed that a new Diploma in Sporting Excellence will be made available from September 2018 to replace the part-time Advanced Award in ... More

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is driving for the sports and physical activity sector to have an important role in the government’s ... More

Two leading authorities from the world of sport have had their say on the state of play in the UK, by suggesting a rethink of ... More

A progress report on the government’s Sporting Future strategy has been overshadowed by the omission of more than £300m in cuts to a programme for ... More

Sports minister Tracey Crouch has described the government’s strategy for sport as making “good progress” since its introduction in December 2015. Crouch published the second ... More

Matt Hancock has been appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport in Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle. Hancock takes over from Karen Bradley, ... More

The value of Olympic and Paralympic sports to the UK now stands at £19bn (€21.42bn, US$25.17bn), according to researchers at Sheffield Hallam University. Using data ... More

Great Britain must continue to invest in elite athletes or risk damaging participation numbers nationwide, according to Dame Katherine Grainger. The chair of UK Sport, ... More

Jennie Price, the chief executive of Sport England, has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Price, who has been with the grassroots sports ... More

Karen Bradley and Tracey Crouch, the government ministers with ultimate responsibility to the UK sport sector, have been retained in their roles despite a post-General ... More

Sporting Future, the first piece of major sports policy in over a decade, will be “examined” by the Labour Party if it gets into power ... More

Manifestos launched by the major political parties ahead of the 2017 General Election have set out their stalls on sport and physical activity policy, with ... More

Signatories to the governance recommendations laid out by the Sport and Recreation Alliance are being asked to reaffirm their commitment to a refreshed set of ... More

Public sector workers should be entitled to at least three days of paid leave if they wish to volunteer in grassroots sport, according to the ... More

The workforce in the sport sector will need to become more adaptable and flexible if the government’s physical activity ambition is to be recognised, according ... More

Almost 600 leisure centre staff have been trained to help dementia sufferers take part in swimming as part of flagship scheme launched by Swim England. ... More

National governing bodies of sport should be required to have at least one named person dedicated to the duty of care of athletes or risk ... More

Premier League chief Richard Scudamore will co-chair a government-devised group geared towards strengthening the business savvy of the UK sport sector. First revealed by the ... More