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Sport wagering levy amongst 'ingenious' Labour sport plans
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24 July 2014

A wagering levy to help fund neighborhood facilities and treat sports betting dependency is among propositions by Labour in a "long-term innovative plan for sport".

Moves to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also being considered.
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Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "legacy" of increased participation had actually failed to materialise after London 2012.

And she stated "strong government management" was needed to attain it.

Ms Harman will also think about bring back a requirement that school students do at least two hours of sport a week, which was removed by the union as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

The proposals belong to Labour's More Sport for All assessment.
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At present, wagering companies face a levy on horseracing profits - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and include bets placed online.

While the Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on television incomes for the grassroots video game, the party believes the manner in which amount is computed implies it is frequently less that it might be.
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The assessment is looking at increasing transparency into how sums are determined and exploring procedures that would push the country's richest football clubs into properly satisfying their promise.

The plans being considered likewise include:

New targets for in sport

Increasing the number of females on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London 2 years earlier, but instead of seeing increased involvement things have actually become worse, particularly among young people, as an outcome of the government axing school sports betting collaborations."

She included: "Our consultation looks at a number of ideas which aim to enhance investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and sports betting companies, bringing back 2 hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - women in addition to young boys.

"We need strong government leadership to develop a long-term ingenious plan for sport which is what this consultation looks for to do."

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

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