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Sport England Active Lives Children & Young People Survey - LGA response
"We stand ready to work with the Government on securing a sustainable future for these vital services and delivering on the Government’s ambitions for its forthcoming national youth strategy."
Responding to the 2023-2024 Active Lives Children and Young People survey from Sport England, a Local Government Spokesperson said:
“We are concerned by the results of this survey from Sport England, which shows that 52 per cent of children and young people who participated are doing less than 60 minutes of activity a day, with young girls and children from Black, Asian and the least affluent families continuing to represent the least active groups.
“Our analysis shows that councils in England, the largest funders of public sport and leisure services spending £1.4 billion a year but continue to face significant funding pressures. Without action, councils will be forced to make further cuts to the public sport and leisure facilities which their communities, schools and the 75 per cent of grassroots sports clubs depend on.
“We stand ready to work with the Government on securing a sustainable future for these vital services and delivering on the Government’s ambitions for its forthcoming national youth strategy and to break down barriers for children and young people."