The Organisation of Sport & Recreation in the UK

Introduction

1. History of UK Sport and Recreation  

2. UK Sport Today
Government
           
Sports Councils
           
Voluntary Sector
Civil Service            
British Confederation of Sport

3. Sports Councils
UK Sport
Sport England
SportScotland
Sports Council for Wales
Sports Council for Northern Ireland

4. Sport and Physical Recreation in the English Regions
Sport England Regions
Regional Sports Boards
Regional Federations of Sport & Recreation

5. Government Departments
Government Departments Involvement with Sport             
-  Department of Culture, Media and Sport
-  Ministry of Defence
-  Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
-  Department of Health
-  Home Office
-  Department for International Development
- 
Lord Chancellor’s Department
- 
Office of Deputy Prime Minister
-  Department of Trade and Industry
-  Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
-  HM Treasury
-  Department for Work and Pensions
-  Department for Constitutional Affairs
-  Isle of Man
-  Channel Islands            
Government Offices for the Regions
- North East
- North West
- Yorkshire and The Humber
-
West Midlands
-
East Midlands
- East of England
- South East
- South West
- London
Executive Agencies
-  Central Office of Information
-  Meteorological Office
-  Office for National Statistics
- 
Ordnance Survey
- 
UK Passport Service
- 
Planning Inspectorate
-  Public Record Office
- 
Royal Parks Agency

 6.  Local Agencies

Role of Local Government in Community Sports Provision
Local  Authority Leisure and Recreation Services

 7.  Governing Bodies of Sport

National Governing and Representative Bodies
International Federations Based in UK
Investment in Voluntary Sport
Commercial (Private) Sector
World Class Events Programme
World Class Performance Programme
Economic Impact of Major Sports Events
Social Aspects of Sport Spectating

8.  Leadership, Coaching and Officiating Award Schemes

Governing Body Awards
Skills Strategy
SportsCoach UK
Sports Leaders UK
Youth Sport Trust
-  Top Programmes
-  School Sport Co-ordinators
-  Sports Colleges
-  Nike/YST Girls in Partnership
-  Junior Athlete Education
-  Dreams and Teams
-  Zoneparc
-  Sporting Playground
Ste
p into Sport
Child Protection
Community Sports Coach Scheme

 9.  Independent Voice of Sport in the UK

Confederation of British Sport
British Olympic Association
CCPR
Scottish Sports Association
Welsh Sports Association
Northern Ireland Sports Forum 
Commonwealth Games Federation

-  Commonwealth Games Council for England
- 
Other Commonwealth Games Associations in UK:
Isle of Man
Guernsey
Jersey
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales

 10.  Social Inclusion

Sport for People with a Disability
-  British Paralympic Association
-  English Federation of Disability Sports
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Scottish Disability Sport
-  Welsh Federation of Sports Associations for the Disabled
-  Disability Sport Northern Ireland
-  Integration into Mainstream Sport
-  Inclusive Fitness Initiative
-  Grants for Disability Sport
Racial Equality in Sport
-  Sporting Equals
-  Commission for Racial Equality
Women in Sport
- Women’s Sports Foundation
Older People
- Exercise Organisations
- Extend
- Keep Fit Association
- Age Concern
England
- Help the Aged
- Fitness League
- Medau Society
- Margaret Morris Movement
- Other Movement and Dance associations

 11.  Sport in the Education Services

Sport in Schools
- School – Club Links
-  Active Schools
-  Specialist Sports Colleges
-  National Council for School Sport
-   Sport in Independent Schools
Youth Services
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
-  National Youth Agency
-  NABC – Clubs for Young People
-  UK Youth
-  Playwork
Sport in University and in Higher and Further Education
Loss of Playing Fields 

12.  Sport and Recreation as an Activity
General Household Survey
Sports Club Membership

Sports Participation in
Northern Ireland
Sports Participation in Scotland
Sports Participation in Wales

 13.  UK Sports Institute and National Sports Centres

UK Sports Institute
- 
English Institute of Sport
- 
Cymru/Welsh Institute for Sport
- 
UKSI Northern Ireland
- 
Scottish Institute of Sport
National Sports Centres
- 
England
·    
Bisham Abbey
·     Crystal Palace
·     Holme Pierrepont
·     Lilleshall Hall
·     Plas-y-Brenin
·     Manchester Velodrome
·     Harrison’s Rocks
- 
Wales
·    
Welsh Institute of Sport
·     Plas Menai
- 
Scotland
·    
Glenmore Lodge
·     Inverclyde
·     Cumbrae
- 
Northern Ireland
·    
Tollymore
National Governing Body Centres
Sports Centre Design

14.  Sport and Recreation in Public Services
Armed Forces
Civil Service Sports Council
Police
HM Prison Service
Fire Service
UK Services for Sport Overseas
British Council
Voluntary Services Overseas

 15.  Recreation Management: Professional Bodies

Physical Education Association (PEAUK)
Institute of Leisure and Amenity (ILAM)
Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM)
Recreation Managers Association (RMA)
British Association of Advisers and Lecturers in PE (BAALPE)
British Institute of Sports Administration (BISA)
SkillsActive
Institute
of Professional
Sport (IPS)
Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers Association (CLOA)

 16.  Politics and Sport

 17.  UK Government Policies and Legislation Affecting Sport

Government Departments
Access to Countryside
Firearms Act

Criminal Records Checks

Other Legislation

European Commission Influences on
UK Sport
- EU Laws
- UK Sports Involvement with Europe
-
Bosman Ruling
- Hooliganism
- Co-ordinated EU Approach to Sport
- Sport Section of European Commission

 18Sport and the Law

British Association for Sport and Law
Sports Dispute Resolution Panel

 19.  Finance and Funding for UK Sport and Recreation

Government Spending Review
Direct Government Investment
National Lottery
- Community Projects Fund
-  World Class Fund
Foundation for Sport and the Arts

National Governing Bodies of Sport

SportsAid

Sports Trusts and Foundations
- Football Foundation
-
  British Tennis Foundation
Central and Regional Government

Local Authorities

Sports Sponsorship
Institute of Sports Sponsorship
Sports Sponsorship Advisory Service

Sportsmatch

 20.  Sport and Taxation

Corporation Tax
Rates
CASCs
Value Added Tax
Charitable Status

 21.  Health and Fitness

Health Promotion England
Health Development Agency
Exercise on Prescription
The Fitness Industry
- Fitness Industry Association
- Other Health and Fitness Associations
British Heart Foundation
Healthy School Standard
European Network Fitness Association
- Social and Economic Reality of Sports
- Helsinki Declaration

22  Sports Science and Medicine

University Courses
British Olympic Medical Centre
National Sports Medicine Institute of UK
Sports Nutrition Foundation
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
British Nutrition Foundation
UK Standards Authority for Sport and Exercise Medicine

 23. Ethics and Sport

CCPR Charter of Conduct for Sport
- Introduction
- General
- Governing Bodies
- Coaches
- Competitors
- Sponsors and Promoters - Conclusions

24. Anti-Doping

UK Sport Policy on Doping
Outline of Drugs and Sport
Types of Performance Enhancing Drugs
- Stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Narcotic Analgesics
- Anabolic Androgenic Steroids
- Diuretics
- Peptide Hormones, Mimetics and Analogines
- Herbal and Nutritional Supplements
Prohibited Methods
Classes of Restricted Substances
- Alcohol
- Cannabis
- Local Anaesthetics
- Injectable Local Anaesthetics
- Glucocorticosteroids
- Beta Blockers
Drug Testing Procedure
- Step by Step Guide
- Refusing to Provide a Sample

 25.         Safety Factors

Ø             Outdoor Pursuits Expeditions and Journeys
- 
       Guidelines
- 
       Risk Assessment
- 
       Group Safety at Water Margins
Ø            
Health & Safety Executive
Ø            
Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents
Ø            
Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations
Ø            
Mountain Leader Training Board
Ø             Mountain Rescue Services
Ø            
Other Awards and Training Courses

 26.         Recreation in the Countryside

Law of Access
- Rights of Way
-  Trespass
-  Right to Roam
Walking as a Recreation
National Cycle Network
Healthy School Standard
National Parks
Forests
-
Forestry Commission
- National & Community Forests
Countryside Agencies
- The Countryside Agency (England)
- Countryside Council for Wales