2. Index 3 - The Public Sector 4 - Public Sector Organisations
5 - Where do local authorities get their money for sport from?
6 - What factors have encouraged/discouraged local authority involvement in sports?
7 - What do the local authorities actually provide for the sporting public?
8 - How can local authorities try to improve participation in sport?
9 - Goals of the public sector
10 - Joint funding schemes
11 - Pros & cons of dual use schemes
12 - Private Sector
13 - The private sector
14 - Private Sector Organisations
15 - Examples of Private Sector Facilities
16 - What sort of facilities do private organisations
17 - Goals of the private sector
18 - Voluntary Sector
19 - The Voluntary Sector
20 - Voluntary Sector Organisations
21 - Goals of the voluntary sector
22 - Advantages of each Sector
23 - Disadvantages of each Sector
24 - Best Value
25 - Why was Best Value introduced?
26 - How do inspection reports work?

3. The Public Sector

4. Public Sector Organisations
Local governments and authorities have a commitment to provide a range of public services and facilities.
However, it is not compulsory to provide general leisure facilities such as swimming pools and playing fields.
Nonetheless, local authorities make every attempt to provide the public with the services they require.
One of the main aims for public sector organisations is to promote mass participation in sport through high quality recreational services.

5. Where do local authorities get their money for sport from?
The National Lottery
State/Government funding
Sport England
Council Tax from the local public

6. What factors have encouraged/discouraged local authority involvement in sports?
Increased sporting participation
Creation of leisure services departments in local authorities
Increased public leisure time
Discouraged
Lack of funding
Competition from the private sector
Competition from other government departments for funding

7. What do the local authorities actually provide for the sporting public?
Special school holiday events
Events such as fun runs,
open days etc
Dual use centres – i.e.
school gyms for use
outside of school hours
Sports
Provision
by Local
Authorities
Letting of facilities
to NGB’s for
coaching/competitions
Recreational activities
run by authority staff
Provision of dedicated
sports centres
Letting of facilities to
sports clubs

8. How can local authorities try to improve participation in sport?
Provide and promote facilities and services.
Promote provision for under-represented groups such as women/the elderly/disabled/ethnic minorities.
Provide parent-child activities.
Create positive links between schools/clubs/youth services.

9. Goals of the public sector
Promote mass participation in sport.
Provide sporting facilities for the local population.
Provide opportunities for progression to excellence for young people.

10. Joint funding schemes
These schemes allow school facilities to be used by the public on evening and weekends.
Public groups include youth clubs, other schools, community groups.
In theory, the dual use of facilities is a very good idea, but there are also disadvantages to the system…

11. Pros & cons of dual use schemes
Advantages
Facilities receive maximum usage.
Funding shared by involved groups to minimise the cost to each group.
Sports facility involves the whole community.
Staff involved gain expertise as they would receive increased experiences.
Disadvantages
High usage of facilities results in damage.
Some users excluded due to time constraints.
Not available during the day.
Students find facilities unattractive as they are there all day.
Lack of flexibility with time slots.
Little time for cleaning/repairing of facilities due to amount of use.

12. Private Sector

13. The private sector Privately owned companies.
Trading in a profit/loss basis.
People must pay membership fees to use their services.
These facilities must compete with other private companies in order to make a profit.

14. Private Sector Organisations Provide a high-quality service –
but this must be paid for
Gain profit from the
activities they offer
Gain funding from
sponsorship &
television rights
Private Sector
Organisations
Privately owned businesses
E.g. Fitness clubs

15. Examples of Private Sector Facilities

16. What sort of facilities do private organisations offer?
Commercial Organisations
i.e. Golf and tennis clubs.
Often modern and expensive buildings.
Social as well as sporting facilities offered.
High membership fees charged.
Therefore, a large profit is made.
Arenas/Stadiums
i.e. Athletic tracks and football grounds.
Spectators charged high prices for tickets in order to see high quality sports.
Large crowds enter such buildings, therefore, a high profit is made.

17. Goals of the private sector
To earn money.
To provide high quality sports services to their members – but this comes at a price for the members in the form of membership fees.

18. Voluntary Sector

19. The Voluntary Sector
Clubs owned by the members who pay annual subscription/membership fees.
Work on a ‘break even’ basis – i.e. don’t make a profit.
Money is raised via subscriptions, fund raising, sponsorship and possibly grants.

20. Voluntary sector organisations Managed and used Owned by members
E.g. local tennis,
hockey & rugby
clubs
Voluntary sector
organisations
Obtain funding from
membership fees &
fundraising
Aim to make no profit OR
loss from promoted activities

21. Goals of the voluntary sector
To provide opportunities for mass participation.
To provide opportunities for excellence and progression to elite clubs/status.

22. Advantages of each sector
Public
Private
Voluntary
Cheap facilities.
Available for all to use.
Reasonable standard of facility.
Excellent facilities.
Includes a wide range of sports.
Exclusive to it’s members.
Meet common interests of local public.
Offer the ‘building blocks’ to talented athletes on their way to excellence.

23. Disadvantages of each sector
Public
Private
Voluntary
Facilities may be overused & therefore poor quality.
Local authorities don’t have to provide services – so they vary from area to area.
Expensive – so only some people can afford them.
May not meet the demands of the public – and therefore not make any money!
Don’t have much money & must rely on members/ sponsors/ grants for funding.
Quality of facilities may vary greatly.

24. Best Value
Introduced in 2000, best value is a government regime aimed at improving the quality of local government services.
It was introduced by the government as a replacement for the competitive compulsory tendering (CCT) regime.
It is administered by the Audit Commission which carries out regular best value inspections on council services.

25. Why was Best Value introduced?
The aim of best value is to ensure that within five years all council services achieve performance levels that were only achieved by the top 25% of councils at the start of the five years.
The emphasis of the initiative is on continuous improvement.
If a council has improved its performance from poor to average it will get a better inspection report from the Audit Commission than a council whose performance has stayed at average.

26. How do inspection reports work?
Inspection reports, published by the commission, give each council a star rating based on performance.
Ranging from no stars for poor performance to three stars for excellent performance.
The reports also provide an assessment of whether performance is likely to improve.
If performance does not improve the government has the power to switch control of a service away from council control.