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1st Special Report - Game On: Community and school sport: Government Response

Published 26 June 2026

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Game On: Community and school sport Report on parliament.uk ↗

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The government's response

This document responds to 4th Report - Game On: Community and school sport.

This is the government's response, published 26 June 2026.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes the report and sets out funding and policy measures on school and community sport, while declining a statutory duty on local authorities and not making PE a core subject.

  • On school sport, the government says it is investing over £1 billion over three years, including £580 million for a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network, which it says will be "fully up and running from Spring 2027".
  • On a statutory duty for local authorities to provide sport and leisure facilities, it "does not believe a statutory duty is necessary", citing its aim to reduce burdens on local government.
  • On making PE a core national curriculum subject, it prefers curriculum reform and targeted support, an approach it says is "expected to deliver more meaningful impact without the complexity of legislative change".
  • On a cross-government strategy, it points to its National Plan for Physical Activity, "due to be published later this year", and says it will set "clear, measurable objectives".

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