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Sport wagering levy among 'innovative' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A wagering levy to help fund neighborhood facilities and deal with betting addiction is among proposals by Labour in a "long-lasting ingenious strategy for sport".

Relocate to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being thought about.

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "legacy" of increased involvement had actually stopped working to materialise after London 2012.

And she said "strong federal government leadership" was required to attain it.

Ms Harman will likewise consider bring back a requirement that school students do a minimum of two hours of sport a week, which was by the union as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

The proposals are part of Labour's More Sport for All assessment.

At present, betting firms deal with a levy on horseracing profits - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports and include bets put online.

While the yohaig code Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on television revenues for the grassroots game, the celebration thinks the manner in which sum is determined implies it is typically less that it could be.

The consultation is looking at increasing openness into how sums are computed and exploring procedures that would pressure the nation's richest football clubs into properly satisfying their promise.

The strategies being considered likewise include:

New targets for female participation in sport

Increasing the number of women on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years earlier, however rather of seeing increased participation things have got worse, specifically among youths, as an outcome of the government axing school sports collaborations."

She added: "Our assessment looks at a variety of ideas which aim to improve financial investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports by quarreling the Premier League and wagering business, bringing back two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - women along with young boys.

"We require strong government leadership to produce a long-term innovative prepare for sport and that is what this promotion code consultation seeks to do."

Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we have to empower the people who do the majority of the operate in our communities to have more influence over how we prepare, organise and deliver sport and physical education at local level."

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