Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 9
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Update DCMS 'Get Active' strategy with tailored interventions and targets for midlife women.
Recommendation
We recommend the DCMS update its “Get Active” strategy for the future of sport and physical activity in relation to women in midlife. It should work with organisations including Women in Sport and The Well HQ to include an analysis of the key barriers faced by women in this age group, measurable targets to increase their levels of activity, and specifically tailored interventions. (Paragraph 46) Sports and exercise research
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The government accepts the recommendation to update its 'Get Active' strategy for women in midlife but provides a response entirely unrelated, detailing Sport England's actions regarding Swim England's safeguarding and regulatory improvements.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The Government accepts this recommendation. While there are currently no plans to update the Government’s sport strategy Get Active, the Government has established the National Physical Activity Taskforce to monitor progress against the targets set out in the strategy, which are aimed at increasing participation in groups where inactivity rates have remained stubbornly high. Our targets to reduce disparities in participation rates include 1.5 million more active adults aged 55+ and 1.25 million more active women. The Government regularly meets with organisations such as Women in Sport and The Well HQ to hear about the latest research, resources and initiatives that have been developed in relation to women being active in midlife. As a result of the Review of Women’s Football, the Government has established a Board of Women’s Sport which works with a number of organisations such as The Well HQ. While the Board is primarily focused on female’s in elite sport, it is another opportunity to identify barriers and challenges faced by women and girls in sport and, more generally, being active. As mentioned in our response to recommendation five, initiatives such as This Girl Can are already inspiring millions of women to get active including those in midlife. The This Girl Can campaign encourages women and girls to get active, regardless of shape, size and ability. Sports and exercise research
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