Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Third Report - Health barriers for girls and women in sport
Women and Equalities Committee
HC 130
Published 5 March 2024
Recommendations
6
Accepted
Require Minister for Women officials to attend National Physical Activity Taskforce to address girls' distinct needs.
Recommendation
Given the very distinctive issues for girls, and to ensure their needs are not overlooked, we recommend the Minister for Women and Equality Hub officials attend the National Physical Activity Taskforce, alongside organisations with data and expertise in this area, …
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Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation, stating it has already established the National Physical Activity Taskforce (NPAT) and the Board of Women’s Sport, and regularly meets with relevant organisations to address women's and girls' activity barriers.
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14
Accepted
Para 92
Inconsistent knowledge and support for sportswomen's health needs among coaches and teams.
Recommendation
The level of knowledge and support for sportswomen’s health needs varies greatly between individual coaches and coaching teams. There are also wide variations in the adequacy of support across different sports. The national governing bodies we heard from were each …
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Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation, detailing that Sport England is establishing a Women in Coaching Taskforce to address barriers, developing a "This Girl Can" inspired training course for instructors, and undertaking a £100,000 action learning project to improve support for sportswomen's health.
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15
Accepted
Para 93
Convene a working group to develop strategy for educating coaches in female health.
Recommendation
We recommend that UK Sport, Sport England, UK Coaching, the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity and the national governing bodies Health barriers for girls and women in sport 41 come together to convene a female …
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Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation, detailing Sport England's work with Women in Sport to facilitate a Women in Coaching Taskforce, develop a 'This Girl Can' training course, and implement a £100,000 action learning project focused on female health education for coaches and sports leaders.
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17
Accepted
Require DCMS to publish detailed insights, next steps, and timetable for integrity in sport.
Recommendation
Issues of bullying, harassment, abuse, and discrimination are not limited to swimming, with issues emerging across several sports in recent years. We welcome the DCMS’s call for evidence on integrity in sport, which closed three months ago, and expect to …
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Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation, stating it will publish insights from the integrity call for evidence and outline next steps, while noting the Sport Integrity service is increasingly used and its performance is being monitored by UK Sport.
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Conclusions (1)
1
Conclusion
Accepted
Para 32
Girls face a number of distinctive health and physiology-related barriers to participation in, and enjoyment of, sport and physical activity, from early years to post-puberty. Existing programmes and interventions from the Government and other bodies, while welcome, do not yet go far enough in addressing these barriers and are yet …
Government Response Summary
The government partially accepted the recommendation, committing to reviewing and releasing updated Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) statutory guidance, and conducting further work including a call for evidence to review PE delivery, but did not commit to setting specific age-group targets.