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SRA hands government its annual sports appraisal
Brigid Simmonds OBE, chair of the Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA), has given the coalition government its first 'sports report' at the organisation's annual conference.
The report is used to assess the government's performance in relation to the sector.
In the report Simmonds stated that despite the spending cuts, sport has moved up the political agenda.
"The restoration of the National Lottery to its original pillars will help to offset the cuts in exchequer funding that sport is experiencing, and that will be a much better outcome than for many other sectors," she said.
"We feel that sport is pretty high up the agenda for this Government. The DCMS has already engaged with us in several areas, seeking SRA's views and input where it can make a difference for its members.
"For example, at DCMS's request, we have compiled an extensive report on the bureaucracy facing sports clubs, which will feed into the Government's wider review of red tape. We've also been asked to co-ordinate a submission on sport's tax priorities for the Department. And the sports minister asked us to review our voluntary code on broadcasting, which has guaranteed £200m for grassroots sport."
For more on the report, see the SRA website.
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