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ADDED VALUE FROM SMALL NATION GOVERNANCE OF SPORT

ADDED VALUE FROM SMALL NATION GOVERNANCE OF SPORT. Professor Laura McAllister Vice Chair: Sports Council for Wales. Status of the Sports Council for Wales. National Assembly for Wales since 1999 AGSB Development and advocacy, not just grant distribution Ministerial and WAG Relations

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ADDED VALUE FROM SMALL NATION GOVERNANCE OF SPORT

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  1. ADDED VALUE FROM SMALL NATION GOVERNANCE OF SPORT Professor Laura McAllister Vice Chair: Sports Council for Wales

  2. Status of the Sports Council for Wales • National Assembly for Wales since 1999 • AGSB • Development and advocacy, not just grant distribution • Ministerial and WAG Relations • Remit Letter • Annual Expenditure of £39.3 million (from Exchequer, National Lottery and income)

  3. Background and Context • Multi level governance: implications • Double devolution: local councils and LAPAs; voluntary organisations • International diversity: different degrees of autonomy over sports funding, management and advocacy

  4. Rationale for devolved administration and funding • Expert knowledge base, close to ground • Policy diversity is cost effective • Innovation and experimentation>transfer and learning

  5. Rationale... • Emotional/psychological attachment by public - to high performance sport especially • Synergy with other devolved portfolios e.g. social inclusion, health, children, education

  6. Some challenges... • Policy fit (or clash!) between levels of government • Jagged edges • Codification or legislative protection for relationships • Regional and National teams • Role of NGBs • Ensuring athlete-centred approaches

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