SPORT ENGLAND MISSION STATEMENT

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SPORT ENGLANDMISSION STATEMENT

• Working with others to create opportunities
  for people to get involved in sport, to stay in
  sport and to excel in sport at every level.

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SPORT ENGLAND

• ROLE
• To be the strategic lead for sport in England.
• To make focussed investment through partners.
• To provide advice, support and knowledge.
• To influence the decision makers.

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TONY BLAIR 2001

• I see sport as a pro education policy a pro
  health policy an anti crime and anti drugs
  policy. A key to the liberation of our young
  peoples potential.

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TREVOR BROOKING 1999

• For every pound invested in sport there are
  multiple returns in terms of improved health for
  the individual and less demand on the Health
  Service.

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SPORT ENGLANDSOUTH EAST

• BACKGROUND
• MODERNISATION
• DELEGATION
• DEMOCRACY
• STRATEGY FOR SPORT IN REGION

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SPORT ENGLAND SOUTH EAST

• RECOGNISES
• Mutual benefits of working with SEEDA.
• Sports contribution to renewal and regeneration.
• Sport as a tool to promote social inclusion and
  urban renaissance.

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SPORT ENGLAND SOUTH EAST

• has contributed to
• The Social Inclusion Statement.
• Regional Sustainable Development Framework.
• Regional Economic Strategy.
• Cultural Cornerstone.

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COMPETITIVE BUSINESS

• Welcomes SEEDAs commitment to work with the
  cultural sector
• Secondments
• Economic Impact Study
• Cultural Cornerstone.
• Sport England, however, looks forward to
  maintaining a direct relationship with SEEDA as
  well as working through the Consortium
• Welcomes SEEDAs commitment to developing Social
  Enterprise
• Sport Social Enterprise sector is a major growth
  area
• Sport England looks forward to close
  collaboration in this area.

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SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

• Welcome commitment to use sport and arts as a
  tool to promote Life Long Learning.
• Welcome commitment to promote volunteering and
  develop skills of volunteers.
• Look forward to working with SEEDA on developing
  joint sport related training initiatives.

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VIBRANT COMMUNITIES

• Desire to further engage the Sports Community in
  regeneration initiatives through Area Investment
  Frameworks (AIFs).
• Use AIFs as a joint investment planning tool with
  SEEDA.
• Seek SEEDAs support to promote a cultural voice
  on Local Strategic Partnerships. (LSPs)

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EFFECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE

• Note major housing allocation in the South East.
• Sport essential part of community infrastructure
  serving new developments.
• Seek inclusion of sport in proposals for urban
  and rural renaissance through supplementary
  planning guidance obligations and 106 agreements.

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SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

• Encourage better use of footpaths,
  cycle-ways, coastline, national parks
• The Healthy Region

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CONCLUSIONS

• Seek improved evidence base
• Sport not just a game!