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Apply for an International Sportsperson visa if you're an elite sportsperson or coach with sponsorship - getting sponsored, eligibility, documents, extend your visa, family members
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Speech given by the Minister for Sport at the Westminster Insight conference on the future of women and girls sport
The Culture Secretary will today bring together industry leaders responsible for delivering the recommendations made in the Review of Women's Football.
How much PE and sport premium funding schools will receive for the academic year 2023 to 2024 and advice on how to spend it.
Sport England (SE) helps people and communities across the country get a sporting habit for life. It also protects existing sports provision and must be consulted on any planning applications that affect playing fields in England. SE is an executive...
Gives key advice on open space, sports and recreation facilities, public rights of way and the new Local Green Space designation.
A cross-government action plan to provide more pupils with increased opportunities to play sport and take physical exercise during their time in school.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport supports culture, arts, media, sport, tourism and civil society across every part of England — recognising the UK’s world-leading position in these areas and the importance of these sectors in contributing so much...
These tools provide data to help local authorities' planning
You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
Check which supplies of sport, physical recreation, and physical education services qualify for exemption from VAT.
Details of funding for multi-sport grassroots facilities projects in 2023 to 2024
Details of funding for multi-sport grassroots facilities projects in 2021 to 2022
UK Sport (UKSP) supports Britain’s best Olympic and Paralympic sports and athletes, co-ordinating the bids for and staging of major international sporting events in the UK. It invests around £100 million each year in high performance sport. UKSP is an...
Government confirms 2-year plan to boost quality and equal access to PE and sport.
The Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme is investing over £320 million to level up sports facilities across the UK.
The Youth Justice Sports Fund provides funding to local sport schemes, to support young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system.
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