Issue - meetings

Sports and Physical Activity Alliance (SPAA)

Meeting: 18/03/2008 - Cabinet (Item 133)

133 Sport & Physical Activity Strategy PDF 154 KB

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Maia Whitelegg)

Report of the Head of Cultural Services.

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Minutes:

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Maia Whitelegg)

The Head of Cultural Services submitted a report that sought approval and adoption of the Sport and Physical Activity Strategy (SPAS) 2008 – 2011 and associated Implementation Plan, sought approval for the Council to manage the overall scheme in terms of monitoring and evaluating all the projects and reporting back to Sport England and sought approval for the Council to act as the accountable and delivery body for the district’s Community Investment Fund allocation of £219,000; subject to a successful stage 2 application to Sport England and finally sought approval for the Council to act as the accountable body for some of the match funding associated with the above bid. The total match funding associated with this bid was £547,700 (including £141,200 in-kind contribution), with the City Council being accountable for £337,500 (combined public/private sector match).

Supplementary information was made available at the meeting which advised that the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) was currently facing a shortfall in its Spending Plan for the year 2008/09. Members were requested to take this information into account when considering the funding of the SPAS.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment, were set out in the report as follows:

Options regarding the Sport and Physical Activity Strategy:

Option

Advantages

Disadvantages

Risks

1, Adopt the strategy & Implementation Plan

Act as an outline of how Lancaster District intends Sport & Physical Activity provision to develop between 2008-2011.

Provide a framework for allocation of resources, which effect sport & physical activity opportunities.

Address the sport & physical activity needs of children, young people and adults in Lancaster District.

Underpin Lancaster District’s application to the Sport England Community Investment Fund.

Match funding and resources required to oversee and deliver the strategy and Implementation plan

Conflicting priorities – Council unable to allocate sufficient resources to support strategy, without cutting other service areas. (this would be managed internally by Cultural Services

Unsuccessful implementation – failure to meet objectives

Not securing match funding

2, Not adopt the strategy & Implementation Plan

No resources required to oversee strategy

Lose potential for a coordinated approach towards Sport & Physical Activity

Lose Sport England Community Investment Fund allocation and further substantial amount of match funding

A strategy is one of the requirements to be able to access the district’s Sport England allocation. This opportunity will be lost without the adoption of the strategy

Options regarding the Sport England Bid:

Option

Advantages

Disadvantages

Risks

3, Accept the responsibility to act as accountable body and deliverer of the Sport & Physical Activity and relevant match funding

Enable the Sport England allocation to be accessed.

Lead the district in developing new methods and opportunities for increasing participation in sport & physical activity through Sport England funding and the match funding

Match funding and additional staff resources will be required to deliver the programme.

If the funding application to Sport England is successful there will be terms and conditions of grant which the Council must comply with. If these are not met there is a risk ... view the full minutes text for item 133