Sport England
Sport England (formerly the
English Sports Council) is the
governing body responsible for distributing funds and providing
strategic guidance for
sporting activity in
England. This funding comes from both the
Treasury and the
National Lottery. Since 1994, it has invested over £2bn of Lottery funds and £300 million from the Exchequer into sports in England.
The chair of Sport England is
Patrick Carter, while former
athlete Tessa Sanderson is vice-chair.
Sport England is split into nine
Regional Sports Boards (RSBs) which are responsible for working with local governments, businesses and clubs.
There are five
National Sports Centres as part of Sport England's strategy to create an elite of English grown world class sporting talent:
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Official website*
Tour of Britain: Outlining Sport England's role in denying English cyclists a national team.
