National sports agencies

Pippa Chapman

doi:10.4324/9781003162728-2

National sports agencies

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This chapter discusses the role of sports councils, specifically UK Sport and Sport England, in the implementation of government policy relating to high-performance sport and sports participation, respectively. In the implementation of policy, the sports councils move between being ‘agents’ directed by government to being a ‘principal’ in the process whereby they guide the work of the organisations they fund, which are primarily national governing bodies. UK Sport's relatively stable and straightforward remit has meant that the organisation can be described as being more successful in policy implementation compared with Sport England, whose remit has fluctuated, though political interest has remained stable.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Implementing Sport Policy
Subtitle of host publication	Organisational Perspectives on the UK Sport System
Editors	Marc Keech, Iain Lindsey, John Hayton
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	2
Pages	20-36
Number of pages	17
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003162728
ISBN (Print)	9780367755027
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003162728-2
Publication status	Published - 18 Jul 2023

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Name	Routledge Research in Sport Business and Management
Publisher	Routledge

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