Sport England increased the number of organisations that it awarded grant funding by six-fold in 2020–21 compared to 2019–20, from 1,666 to 9,538. We asked Sport England how increasing the number of grant recipients will help improve participation in sport 38 Q 35 ; C&AG’s report, paras 9, 1.16, 3.10 39 C&AG’s Report, para 3.9 40 Q 37 41 Q 17 42 Q 36 43 Q 38 44 Q 34 Grassroots participation in sport and physical activity 17 and physical activity. Sport England told us funding provided during ...

Sport England increased the number of organisations that it awarded grant funding by six-fold in 2020–21 compared to 2019–20, from 1,666 to 9,538. We asked Sport England how increasing the number of grant recipients will help improve participation in sport 38 Q 35 ; C&AG’s report, paras 9, 1.16, 3.10 39 C&AG’s Report, para 3.9 40 Q 37 41 Q 17 42 Q 36 43 Q 38 44 Q 34 Grassroots participation in sport and physical activity 17 and physical activity. Sport England told us funding provided during the pandemic was to help the sector survive, it was not about progression of activity rates. It said it could not prove what benefit this funding has had Type: conclusion | Number: 26 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 6. PAC conclusion: The Department’s approach to working in partnership with other organisations to encourage people to take part in sport and physical activity is not yet effective. 6. PAC recommendation: In its new strategy, the Department should set out what it