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LGA urges support for public sport and leisure services
The Local Government Association (LGA) has written to chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, hoping to secure urgent financial support for local authority run sport and leisure services.
Leisure services and swimming pools haven't been made eligible for extra support from the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme and the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.
According to a ukactive survey in November 2022, 40 per cent of council areas will see their leisure centres close or services reduce before 31 March 2023. Three quarters (74 per cent) of council areas are classified as ‘unsecure’, meaning there is risk of closure or reduced services before 31 March 2024.
The letter calls on the government to:
• Reclassify pools and leisure centres as energy intensive in the Energy Bills Discount Scheme so they can access the higher level of energy price discount.
• Set out what tangible support it will provide to the wider sector – including gyms and sports facilities – to help navigate the energy crisis across 2023 so that service restrictions and facility closures can be minimised.
• Set out a “plan for the growth” for the sector by aligning the proposed new Sports Strategy with the Spring Budget to unlock the potential of the sector to support the economic, health, and social wellbeing of the nation.
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