What is Sport England?
'''Sport England''' is the name for the '''English Sports Council'''. It is a [[quango|non-departmental public body]] under the [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]]. It works with national governing bodies of sport to grow the number of people in sports. Their goal is to keep these people in the sports. Sport England also helps more talented people do well by identifying them early, nurturing them, and helping them move up to the top level. Sport England has two statutory, functions: (1) a lottery distributor for sport; and (2) it must be consulted on [[planning]] applications that affect [[playing field]]s. The funding it distributes comes from both [[Treasury|H.M. Treasury]] and the [[Lottery|National Lottery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2010-to-2015-government-policy-sports-participation/2010-to-2015-government-policy-sports-participation|title=2010 to 2015 government policy: sports participation|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> Since 1994, it has invested over £2bn of lottery funds and £300 million from the Exchequer into sports in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportcal.com/News/PressReleases/|title=Press releases - News - Sportcal|website=www.sportcal.com}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.sportengland.org/ Official website] {{multistub|sport|UK}} [[Category:Sports organisations of England]]