SRA: sport can help government shape its civil society strategy
By Tom Walker 12 Mar 2018
The consultation will form part of a new Civil Society Strategy, which aims to support people to play an active role in building a stronger society.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) is encouraging the sports sector to engage in a new consultation launched by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), which aims to help the government shape its strategy for civil society.
The consultation, launched in February by the minister for sport and civil society Tracey Crouch, will look to have an “open conversation” on the current state of civil society and what government can do to improve it.
The DCMS is looking to use the consultation as a building block to produce a Civil Society Strategy (CSS), which will outline plans to support people to play an active role in building a stronger society.
It will also look to “unlock the full potential” of the private and public sectors to support social good.
See a video below of sports minister Tracey Crouch announcing the consultation:
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According to the SRA, there are strong parallels between the aims of the CSS and the government’s Sporting Future strategy.
James Allen, director of policy, governance and external affairs at the SRA, said: “The battle to define ‘civil society’ is one that many people wrestle with – and the government has taken what I believe is a wise decision to cast the net as far as possible.
“Sport and recreation is a key component of civil society and of the voluntary sector more specifically.
“I’d encourage members to engage in this exercise – both independently and collectively through the Alliance.
“This offers a great opportunity both to articulate the value of sport and recreation to building a stronger civil society and also to think about what government can do to help us engage more people in volunteering and social action.“
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SRA: sport can help government shape its civil society strategy
POSTED 12 Mar 2018 . BY Tom Walker
The consultation will form part of a new Civil Society Strategy, which aims to support people to play an active role in building a stronger society.
Credit: Shutterstock
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) is encouraging the sports sector to engage in a new consultation launched by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), which aims to help the government shape its strategy for civil society.
The consultation, launched in February by the minister for sport and civil society Tracey Crouch, will look to have an “open conversation” on the current state of civil society and what government can do to improve it.
The DCMS is looking to use the consultation as a building block to produce a Civil Society Strategy (CSS), which will outline plans to support people to play an active role in building a stronger society.
It will also look to “unlock the full potential” of the private and public sectors to support social good.
See a video below of sports minister Tracey Crouch announcing the consultation:
en>
According to the SRA, there are strong parallels between the aims of the CSS and the government’s Sporting Future strategy.
James Allen, director of policy, governance and external affairs at the SRA, said: “The battle to define ‘civil society’ is one that many people wrestle with – and the government has taken what I believe is a wise decision to cast the net as far as possible.
“Sport and recreation is a key component of civil society and of the voluntary sector more specifically.
“I’d encourage members to engage in this exercise – both independently and collectively through the Alliance.
“This offers a great opportunity both to articulate the value of sport and recreation to building a stronger civil society and also to think about what government can do to help us engage more people in volunteering and social action.“
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Available Room (TRevPAR) in 2023, according to the latest Wellness Real Estate Report
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The 2024 G7 Summit is now underway at a destination spa resort in Puglia, Italy, with leaders
from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US convening to address some of
the world’s most urgent issues.
Minor Hotels CEO Dillip Rajakarier has unveiled plans to introduce an innovative medi-wellness concept to
the group's Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas brand, with ambitions to expand the concept to additional
resorts in the future.
Global Wellness Day (GWD) marked its 13th anniversary on Saturday, 8 June and was reportedly celebrated
by a record-breaking 1 billion people worldwide, making it the most successful year yet.
Wellness industry figure Deepak Chopra is co-developing a new wellness community and resort
focused on wellbeing and longevity in Utah’s Heber Valley, centred around natural geothermal
springs.