Two leisure centres in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, are at risk of closure unless the local authority transfer the operation of local facilities to the trust that currently runs the Dome venue.

A report to Doncaster Council's overview and scrutiny management committee has called on councillors to back plans for an expanded Dome Trust to take over the management of all swimming pools and leisure centres in the town. In July 2008, Cheshire-based consultants Neil Allen Associates conducted a study to examine potential options for the management of leisure facilities in Doncaster, which identified an expanded trust model as the preferred way forward rather than the current 'in-house' model.

The report said: "If we do not move to a trust model the current pressures on budget for financial year 2010-11 potentially could lead to closure of not less than two leisure centres. "If officers are asked to pursue the in house model which would be highly problematic to deliver, if at all, this has the same risks as 'doing nothing' and maintaining the 'as is' position."