Football ‘can teach about healthy relationships’
The FIFA World Cup 2026 offers a vital opportunity to teach younger people about healthy relationships and how to treat one another with respect, the LGA has said.
Sport and physical activity
‘Invest in grassroots sports through councils’
The £400 million announced in June’s Spending Review for grassroots sports facilities should be directed towards vital local community assets, such as leisure centres, swimming pools and local gyms.
600,000 children ‘do no exercise’
Children and young people’s overall activity levels were stable in the academic year 2022/23, and in line with those seen before the pandemic, according to a Sport England survey.